Question

Xebec Chemicals produces specialty chemical products. The company received an order that will require them to produce 270 units a day. They have decided that they will use two 8-hour shifts every day. Total time per shift is 480 minutes, but there are two 15-minute coffee breaks and a 45-minute meal and rest break per shift. What would be the Takt time in seconds

Answer 1

The Takt time for Xebec Chemicals to produce 270 units a day with two 8-hour shifts and break times considered is 180 seconds per unit.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking how to calculate the Takt time in seconds for Xebec Chemicals, which needs to produce 270 units a day, operating two 8-hour shifts with breaks deducted.

Firstly, we need to calculate the total working time in minutes per shift by subtracting the break times from the shift duration:

Shift duration (minutes) = 8 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes
Total break time per shift (minutes) = (2 * 15 minutes) + 45 minutes = 75 minutes
Total working time per shift (minutes) = 480 minutes - 75 minutes = 405 minutes

There are two shifts per day, so the total working time per day is:

Total working time per day (minutes) = 2 shifts/day * 405 minutes/shift = 810 minutes/day

Now, the Takt time can be calculated by dividing the total working time per day by the number of units required:

Takt time (minutes) = 810 minutes/day / 270 units/day = 3 minutes/unit

Finally, we convert the Takt time to seconds:

Takt time (seconds) = 3 minutes/unit * 60 seconds/minute = 180 seconds/unit

Answer 2

Xebec Chemicals

The Takt time in seconds is:

= 90 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Customers' demand per day = 270 units

Number of hours per shift every day = 8 hours

Total time per shift = 480 (60 * 8)

Coffee breaks = 30 minutes (15 * 2)

Meal and rest break = 45 minutes

Total break time per shift = 75 minutes

Net time available for work per shift = 405 (480 - 75)

Takt time = Net time available for work per shift day/Customers' daily demand

= 405/270

= 1.5 minutes

= 90 seconds (1.5 * 60)