For a single 8-hour shift with 20 minutes of breaks and a daily demand of 230 units, takt time is:

For a single 8-hour shift with 20 minutes of breaks and a daily demand of 230 units, takt time is:

• A. 2 minutes
• B. 1 minute
• C. 3 minutes
• D. 4 minutes

Answer: (A)

Takt time is the pace you must maintain to meet daily demand given the time you actually have for production. Convert the shift to minutes: 8 hours is 480 minutes. Subtract breaks that cut production time: 20 minutes, leaving 460 minutes available. Divide this by the daily demand: 460 / 230 = 2 minutes per unit. So the takt time is 2 minutes per unit. This pace means you should complete a unit every 2 minutes to meet the need within the shift.

Takt time is the pace you must maintain to meet daily demand given the time you actually have for production. Convert the shift to minutes: 8 hours is 480 minutes. Subtract breaks that cut production time: 20 minutes, leaving 460 minutes available. Divide this by the daily demand: 460 / 230 = 2 minutes per unit. So the takt time is 2 minutes per unit. This pace means you should complete a unit every 2 minutes to meet the need within the shift.