Bearings, Gears & Power Transmission worked example

End-of-Line Test Takt with net available production time of 1,100 min / shift: a worked example

Push net available production time up to 1,100 min / shift and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it to set line pace, staffing, and station balance for Bearings, Gears & Power Transmission whenever demand or available time changes.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Net available production time: 1,100 min / shift (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 450)
  • Customer demand: 60 units / shift (unchanged)
  • Shifts per day: 2 shifts (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Takt time = net available production time × 60 ÷ customer demand) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,100 sec / unit for takt time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.27 units / hr for required rate.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,200 min for available time / day.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 units for demand / day.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where net available production time sits at 450 min / shift and the headline result is 450 sec / unit, this scenario comes in 144% above the baseline at 1,100 sec / unit.
  • It computes takt time in seconds per unit from net available production time and customer demand, then converts that takt into a required test rate in units per hour. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Takt time: 1,100 sec / unit (headline result)
  • Required rate: 3.27 units / hr
  • Available time / day: 2,200 min
  • Demand / day: 120 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live End-of-Line Test Takt calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.