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  2. Takt time - Wikipedia

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    Takt time, or simply takt, is a manufacturing term to describe the required product assembly duration that is needed to match the demand.Often confused with cycle time, takt time is a tool used to design work and it measures the average time interval between the start of production of one unit and the start of production of the next unit when items are produced sequentially.

  3. Demand flow technology - Wikipedia

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    The central tenet to DFT is the primacy of customer demand in daily execution of the operation. According to Aberdeen Group, "Demand driven manufacturing involves a synchronized, closed loop between customer orders, production scheduling, and manufacturing execution; all while simultaneously coordinating the flow of materials across the supply chain."

  4. Standard time (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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    In industrial engineering, the standard time is the time required by an average skilled operator, working at a normal pace, to perform a specified task using a prescribed method. [1] It includes appropriate allowances to allow the person to recover from fatigue and, where necessary, an additional allowance to cover contingent elements which may ...

  5. Mean time between failures - Wikipedia

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    The difference ("down time" minus "up time") is the amount of time it was operating between these two events. By referring to the figure above, the MTBF of a component is the sum of the lengths of the operational periods divided by the number of observed failures:

  6. Predetermined motion time system - Wikipedia

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    Most predetermined motion time systems (MTM and MOST) use time measurement units (TMU) instead of seconds for measuring time. One TMU is defined to be 0.00001 hours, or 0.036 seconds according to MTM100 and 0.0000083 hours, or 0.030 seconds according to BS100. [1] These smaller units allow for more accurate calculations without the use of decimals.

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    SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway ...

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    Weird Laws In Massachusetts Including A $20 Fine, Possible Jail Time For Frightening A Pigeon The law prevents the release of ten or more "helium or lighter-than-air gas balloons" into the ...