Xebec Chemicals produces specialty chemical products. The company received an order that will require them to produce 270 units a day. They have decided that they will use two 8-hour shifts every day. Total time per shift is 480 minutes, but there are two 15-minute coffee breaks and a 45-minute meal and rest break per shift. What would be the Takt time in seconds

Xebec Chemicals

The Takt time in seconds is:

= 90 seconds.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Customers' demand per day = 270 units

Number of hours per shift every day = 8 hours

Total time per shift = 480 (60 * 8)

Coffee breaks = 30 minutes (15 * 2)

Meal and rest break = 45 minutes

Total break time per shift = 75 minutes

Net time available for work per shift = 405 (480 - 75)

Takt time = Net time available for work per shift day/Customers' daily demand

= 405/270

= 1.5 minutes

= 90 seconds (1.5 * 60)

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