Cycle Time Management

What is the primary definition of cycle time?

• Time taken for maintenance

• Time taken to complete one cycle of a process

• Time taken for a product to reach the customer

• Time spent on training

Which metric is commonly used alongside cycle time to assess performance?

• Throughput Time

• Takt time

• Lead time

• Net Time

What is the formula to calculate cycle time?

• Cycle Time = Total Time / Number of Units

• Cycle Time = Setup Time × Output

• Cycle Time = Idle Time - Run Time

• Cycle Time = Takt Time × Employees

Which of the following tools is useful for analyzing cycle time?

• Fishbone diagram

• Pareto chart

• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

• Scatter plot

Which Lean principle focuses heavily on cycle time management?

• Jidoka

• Poka-Yoke

• Just-in-Time

• Kaikaku

What is the ideal relationship between cycle time and takt time?

• Cycle time should be longer than takt time

• Cycle time should match takt time

• Cycle time should be random

• Takt time should depend on cycle time

Which component contributes most to long cycle times in manual processes?

• Skill level

• Break time

• Non-value-added activities

• Electricity usage

Which of the following actions will NOT reduce cycle time?

• Process standardization

• Automation

• Adding inspection steps

• Eliminating bottlenecks

In a bottleneck process, how does cycle time behave?

• Cycle time increases

• Cycle time decreases

• Cycle time becomes zero

• Cycle time is unaffected

A process has a total available time of 480 minutes in a shift and produces 120 units. However, due to rework and delays, only 100 units are accepted as good. What is the actual effective cycle time per good unit?

• 4 minutes

• 3.5 minutes

• 4.8 minutes

• 5 minutes