You can calculate the Total Product Cycle Time (TPCT) for your line. TPCT is the sum of all elapsed event times along the longest path on your Flow Line.

Prerequisites

• You must first define the events, processes and/or line operations to be included in your flow routing.

• You must first create a routing network for either processes or operations.

• You must first calculate operation times

   To calculate Total Product Cycle Time:

1. Navigate to the Flow Routing window.

2. Place your cursor in the Total Cycle Time field in the header.

3. Select Calculate Total Cycle Time from the Tools menu. Choose to calculate either process times or operation times.

   Total Product Cycle time is always calculated using the rolled-up (system calculated) elapsed times, even if you enter manual elapsed times. You can manually enter a Total Cycle Time as well.

   You must re-perform the operation times and total product cycle time calculations any time you make a change to events, processes or operations.

   Once the routing network and the Total Cycle Time for a routing are finalized for each item on your flow line, return to the organization item master and update the fixed lead time to equal your total cycle time. The takt time (which is displayed on the MMM) for the line should be entered in the variable lead time.

   Note: In the Flow Routing window, the unit of measure for all times is hours.