Comments on: Confused about Time http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/ Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:21:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calculating Optimal Crew Size in Mixed Model Cells | Lean Six Sigma Academy http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2036 Calculating Optimal Crew Size in Mixed Model Cells | Lean Six Sigma Academy Wed, 14 May 2008 02:38:58 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/#comment-2036 [...] 170 similarly sized units. Assuming 8 net working hours (480 minutes) are available in the day our takt time comes to 3 minutes per unit (480 minutes / 170 [...] [...] 170 similarly sized units. Assuming 8 net working hours (480 minutes) are available in the day our takt time comes to 3 minutes per unit (480 minutes / 170 [...]

]]> By: Ron Pereira http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 Ron Pereira Sat, 03 May 2008 03:25:56 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/#comment-1947 Great question. Typically, we note the overall CT in the VSM timeline. With this said, I don't see any reason you couldn't use the VCT instead. You could also report both. Don't let the "books" fool you into thinking there is just one way to use these tools. Use your imagination and try things out. That's how true breakthrough improvement happens. Great question. Typically, we note the overall CT in the VSM timeline. With this said, I don’t see any reason you couldn’t use the VCT instead. You could also report both.

Don’t let the “books” fool you into thinking there is just one way to use these tools. Use your imagination and try things out. That’s how true breakthrough improvement happens.

]]> By: Timothy Simmons http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 Timothy Simmons Fri, 02 May 2008 03:00:22 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/#comment-1941 I have often been confused about cycle time. When you read books like Learning to See they make it seem like cycle time is always value added since you use it in the VA portion of the PCE formula. When in fact this is really not accurate since there is waste within cycle time. So the better PCE formula would be to use the ratio of Value Creating Time to Non Value Adding time, right? I have often been confused about cycle time. When you read books like Learning to See they make it seem like cycle time is always value added since you use it in the VA portion of the PCE formula. When in fact this is really not accurate since there is waste within cycle time. So the better PCE formula would be to use the ratio of Value Creating Time to Non Value Adding time, right?

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