Measure bottleneck pace and balance efficiency
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A paper assembly-station plan with precedence constraints, target cycle time, station assignments, calculated balance losses and a tested demand-change response.
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What to include
- Save a precedence map with five measured task durations; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
- Save the takt calculation with period and exclusions; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
- Save the three-station feasibility check against 90 sec; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
- Save capacity estimate separately from guaranteed delivery; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
- Record the rejected candidates and exact capacity reasons; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
- Assemble the precedence/takt/balance/sensitivity/trial packet; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- The final packet uses the supplied task-specific constraints and all six records agree.
- Every result can be traced to an identifier, input, calculation or stated decision rule.
- Changed-case practice updates dependent records and keeps holds or uncertainty visible.
- The packet states the learner role, authority boundary and specific next verification needed before real work.
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The idea in everyday life
Original fictional workplace practice; paper or a local document is sufficient. The rules and records below are supplied for this exercise, not asserted universal workplace policy. Willow proposed loads 75,75,25 sec; work content 175 sec; three stations. Modeled cycle 75 sec. Efficiency=content÷(stations×modeled cycle). Ideal paper output in12,600 sec is floor(time/cycle), ignoring startup/losses.
The busiest station sets the modeled cycle; balance efficiency compares productive task time with total station-cycle time and does not represent product quality.
Measure bottleneck pace and balance efficiency — worked practice
The busiest station sets the modeled cycle; balance efficiency compares productive task time with total station-cycle time and does not represent product quality.
Willow proposed loads 75,75,25 sec; work content 175 sec; three stations. Modeled cycle 75 sec. Efficiency=content÷(stations×modeled cycle). Ideal paper output in12,600 sec is floor(time/cycle), ignoring startup/losses. Use paper or a local document. Preserve the original case and make a separate changed-case record.
1. Step 1
Identify maximum station load.
You should see: Modeled cycle 75 sec; S1/S2 are tied bottlenecks.
Keep the stated identifier, unit and policy alongside this result so another reader can check it.
2. Step 2
Calculate total station-cycle availability.
You should see: 3×75=225 station-seconds per cycle.
Keep the stated identifier, unit and policy alongside this result so another reader can check it.
3. Step 3
Calculate balance efficiency and idle content.
You should see: 175/225≈77.78%; idle 225−175=50 station-seconds.
Keep the stated identifier, unit and policy alongside this result so another reader can check it.
4. Step 4
Save capacity estimate separately from guaranteed delivery.
You should see: Ideal 168 units=floor 12,600/75; no startup/variation allowance, so not a promise.
Keep the stated identifier, unit and policy alongside this result so another reader can check it.
What to finish
Save capacity estimate separately from guaranteed delivery; include the original-case decision evidence and a separate changed-case result.
Watch for this
Calling high balance efficiency proof of safe sustained production or defect-free output.
How can I tell I understand it?
Using the supplied identifiers, I can save capacity estimate separately from guaranteed delivery. My changed-case record names the revised condition and explains which dependent decision it changes.
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