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Takt Time Calculator
Calculate takt time from available production time and customer demand, and compare it with your actual cycle time.
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What people use it for
- Line balancing
- Staffing a production line
- Checking whether demand can be met
- Lean manufacturing training
About this tool
What the Takt Time Calculator does
Takt time is the pace at which a product must be completed to meet customer demand: available production time divided by units demanded. If your process cycle time is longer than takt, you cannot keep up without overtime, more capacity or improvement.
Formula
- Available time = (shift minutes − breaks) × shifts
- Takt time = available time ÷ customer demand
- Capacity = available time ÷ cycle time
Worked example
Using the starting values in the calculator above:
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Shift length | 8 hours |
| Shifts per day | 2 |
| Planned breaks per shift | 50 minutes |
| Customer demand per day | 760 units |
| Current cycle time | 68 seconds |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Takt time | 67.9 |
| Line status | Cycle time is slower than takt |
| Units possible at current cycle time | 758 |
| Available production time | 14.3 |
How to read the result
Balance work across stations so each one’s cycle time sits just under takt; the slowest station sets the line’s pace.
Takt changes when demand changes; revisit it with each demand forecast.
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Questions
Questions about this tool
The things clients actually want to know — costs, timelines, ownership and what happens after launch.
The rate at which products must be completed to meet customer demand.
Takt is the required pace; cycle time is how long the process actually takes per unit.
Yes. Use only the time the line can actually run.
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