Pitch equals takt time times pack-out quantity.

Pitch equals takt time times pack-out quantity.

• A. Pitch equals takt time plus pack-out quantity
• B. Pitch equals takt time divided by pack-out quantity
• C. Pitch equals pack-out quantity divided by takt time
• D. Pitch equals takt time times pack-out quantity

Answer: (D)

The thing being tested is how pacing, takt time, and pack size relate to the schedule of starting new packs. Takt time is the pace at which you must complete units to meet demand. If you package units in batches (pack-out quantity), the time between starting each new pack must expand by how many units you’re delivering in each pack, so you keep the same overall flow rate. That’s why pitch equals takt time times pack-out quantity. If one unit must be produced every takt time, a pack of several units requires starting a new pack after that many takt times equal to the number of units in the pack. For example, with a takt time of 60 seconds and a pack-out quantity of 2, you start a new pack every 120 seconds, delivering 2 units each time and maintaining the required throughput of 60 units per hour. The other forms don’t align with how the pace works: adding, dividing, or taking the reciprocal would not produce the correct interval between pack starts to sustain the demand rate.

The thing being tested is how pacing, takt time, and pack size relate to the schedule of starting new packs. Takt time is the pace at which you must complete units to meet demand. If you package units in batches (pack-out quantity), the time between starting each new pack must expand by how many units you’re delivering in each pack, so you keep the same overall flow rate.

That’s why pitch equals takt time times pack-out quantity. If one unit must be produced every takt time, a pack of several units requires starting a new pack after that many takt times equal to the number of units in the pack. For example, with a takt time of 60 seconds and a pack-out quantity of 2, you start a new pack every 120 seconds, delivering 2 units each time and maintaining the required throughput of 60 units per hour.

The other forms don’t align with how the pace works: adding, dividing, or taking the reciprocal would not produce the correct interval between pack starts to sustain the demand rate.