Calculate cycle time per unit, production rate, required run time, or output quantity from net production time and units, with seconds, minutes, and hours.

⏱Production Pace & Output
Required: net production time and units produced.
Use actual running time; exclude breaks, planned downtime, and non-production work.
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Cycle time is the average net production time per completed unit. Production rate is its reciprocal. Results assume a steady process and do not include breaks, downtime, setup, queue time, or scrap unless those are already reflected in your net time and unit count.

Cycle Time Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the cycle time of a produced product.

CT = RT / P
  • Where CT is the cycle time (mins/part)
  • P is the total units produced (parts)
  • RT is the total run time for the parts produced (min)

To calculate cycle time, divide the total run time by the total number of units produced.

Cycle Time Definition

A cycle time is defined as the total time it takes to produce one unit of a product or manufactured good.

Cycle Time Example

How to calculate cycle time?

  1. First, determine the number of parts produced in a shift.

    For this example, we will say that 1000 parts were made.

  2. Next, determine the length of the shift.

    For this example, we will assume a standard shift of 8 hours = 480 min.

  3. Finally, calculate the cycle time.

    Using the formula we find the cycle time to be 1000/480 = 2.083 min/part.

FAQ

What is cycle time?

A cycle time is a measure of how long it takes to produce a given part. For example, a part may take 20min to run 10 parts. The cycle time is then described as 2 min per part.