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Adam Frandson
Adam Frandson is a researcher in the Project Production Systems Laboratory at UC Berkeley and has worked with location based scheduling as a production engineer, scheduling consultant, and researcher for the past 5 years. He is now a 4th year PhD student and his work can be found in the IGLC Proceedings.
Articles By This Author
An Introduction to Takt Time Planning
‘Takt time’ is a term used in manufacturing to describe pacing work to match the customer’s demand rate. ‘Work structuring’ is the practice of scheduling out work and is a part of designing a production system. Takt time planning then, is one method for work structuring around a set pace of work.
5 Steps To Takt Time Planning
As a foreword to the post, I think there are many ways one can execute Takt time planning (TTP). The fact that there isn’t much research on the topic in construction means that it is definitely an open question. Through some iteration and research, the five step method below is the best practice to Takt time planning so far.
A Brief History of Location-based Scheduling and Takt Time Planning
Location-based scheduling methods are not new. In some countries such as Finland, the adoption of line of balance schedules is widespread and used for decades. However, in the United States these schedules have remained unpopular.
Takt time planning - When the train falls off the tracks
Takt time planning is a great tool for aligning crews and creating flow on site. However, it’s still just a plan and it will inevitably fail at some point. One of the reasons for using takt time is not only to create flow, but also help pinpoint where the bottleneck is on site.