AboutPeter A. Crosby Expertise Questions relating to manufacturing plant location, site selection, labor planning & control; plant maintenance; inventory control; production planning and scheduling; forecasting; plant layout and design; supply chain; purchasing; logistics; distribution; warehousing; transportation
Can`t answer detailed technical questions regarding equipment operations or design
Experience 7 years industrial management experience as an industrial engineer; inventory analyst; logistics analyst; operations research analyst; division general manager of a distribution operation;
21 years general management consulting in manufacturing; operations; distribution; logistics; supply chain; warehousing; transportation; purchasing
Expert: Peter A. Crosby Date: 4/29/2008 Subject: takt time calculation
Question a shade tree grill will be produced with 3 shifts.(8 hours per shift)1000 units are planned to be produced.60 minutes are alloted for aech shift.plant is operating at 85%efficiency.can you please calculate the takt time of the product.the product is generated by 3 components;STG4,STG7,STG12. STG 4 has the operations of cutting, drilling, deburring.STG7 has the operations of cutting, drilling, sanding. STG 12 has shearing, stamping, deburring. operations scarp rates:
cutting-1%
drilling-0,35%
shearing-0,60%
stamping-0,15%
bending-0%
deburring-1%
sanding-0,50%
Answer Yeliz:
Thank you for your inquiry. To answer your question, we would need to open an account with your company or with you. We bill for our manufacturing and supply chain management consulting services by the hour.
Please call or email if interested in hiring us.
Sincerely,
Pete Crosby
Principal, Supply Chain Practice
CGR Management Consultants LLC
310-553-6837
petecrosby@cgrmc.com
