Ordered local serial-step arithmetic

Machine cycle-time builder

Inputs

Step 1 labelUser-named first serial local work element.

Step 1 durationt₁Declared duration for the first serial local step.

Step 2 labelUser-named second serial local work element.

Step 2 durationt₂Declared duration for the second serial local step.

Step 3 labelUser-named third serial local work element.

Step 3 durationt₃Declared duration for the third serial local step.

Step 4 labelUser-named fourth serial local work element.

Step 4 durationt₄Declared duration for the fourth serial local step.

Step 5 labelUser-named fifth serial local work element.

Step 5 durationt₅Declared duration for the fifth serial local step.

Step 6 labelUser-named sixth serial local work element.

Step 6 durationt₆Declared duration for the sixth serial local step.

Declared repeated cycle countncyclesInteger count used only for the summed serial batch-time arithmetic.

Results

Declared serial local cycle time

9.5

Longest declared local step · Process

Ideal repeated-cycle throughput

378.95

cycles/h

Declared repeated-cycle batch time

tcycle = Σti; throughputideal = 3600/tcycle; tbatch = n·tcycle

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Calculation snapshot

Machine cycle-time builder

Formula version 1.0.0

Conditions

Step 1 label	Approach
Step 1 duration	1.2
Step 2 label	Clamp
Step 2 duration	0.8
Step 3 label	Process
Step 3 duration	4
Step 4 label	Release
Step 4 duration	1
Step 5 label	Transfer
Step 5 duration	2
Step 6 label	Buffer
Step 6 duration	0.5
Declared repeated cycle count	10

Calculated response

Declared serial local cycle time	9.5 s
Longest declared local step · Process	4 s
Ideal repeated-cycle throughput	378.95 cycles/h
Declared repeated-cycle batch time	95 s

Method

tcycle = Σti · throughputideal = 3600/tcycle · tbatch = n·tcycle

Source

Standard industrial-engineering cycle-time definition:

Boundaries

Up to six user-named serial local steps
Non-negative declared durations
No overlapping or parallel steps
Constant repeated-cycle duration

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Method

Formula, when it applies, and when it does not

Sum up to six user-named serial local steps and report ideal repeated-cycle throughput and batch time from durations and count.

tcycle = Σti; throughputideal = 3600/tcycle; tbatch = n·tcycle

When

Up to six user-named serial local steps
Non-negative declared durations
No overlapping or parallel steps
Constant repeated-cycle duration

Don’t

This sums up to six user-named, serial, local step durations and reports ideal repeated-cycle arithmetic only. It does not infer missing steps, construct a schedule, model parallel work, queues, downtime, changeovers, OEE, staffing, bottlenecks, capacity, takt compliance, quality, safety, or approval.

Standard industrial-engineering cycle-time definition