Example 3 for Takt-Based Scheduling
This example shows the scheduling of two planned orders with different order quantities. In this example, the maximum production rate of the production line is used as the basis for takt-based scheduling. The maximum production rate is the same as the planned production rate of the current period.
Master data from line design
The production line consists of three line segments each with one takt. Every product must, therefore, flow through 3 takts, the number of takts is 3.
A maximum production rate of 6 pieces per hour is specified for the line hierarchy. This corresponds to a minimum takt time of 10 mins. The minimum takt time is the length of time it should take to process a material in one takt (also assembly line speed).
The planned production rate determined for the current period in line balancing corresponds to the maximum production rate of 6 pieces per hour. This means that every 10 minutes, a material is placed on the production line in line segment 1.
Scheduling in Sequencing
As order A is for 2 pieces, it is retained for 40 minutes on the production line:
RT = (3 takts - 1) * 10 mins +2 * 10 mins = 40 mins
Order B is for 1 piece and therefore its retention time is 30 minutes.
RT = (3 takts - 1) * 10 mins +1 * 10 mins = 30 mins
