cycle time
One complete rotation
Cycle time is the duration required to complete one full iteration of a repeating process.
In manufacturing, it measures how long it takes to produce one unit from start to finish: We reduced cycle time by automating the inspection step.
In project management and software development, cycle time tracks how long work items take from initiation to completion.
Shorter cycle times generally indicate greater efficiency.
Processing rate over time
- leadtimeInterval before delivery
- assemblyConstructing from components
- batchQuantity produced together
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
machining · turnaround · workstation · bottleneck · capacity · uptime · downtime · automation
Making something smaller
- improvementPositive change in quality
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- leanLacking fat; incline
agile · fast-tracking · efficiency · kaizen · speedup · enhancement · productivity · performance
Length of existence
- intervalDuration between two points
- latencyDelay in system response
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- metricsStandards for assessment
timer · stopwatch · tempo · pace · tracking · analysis · quantification · assessment
Rate of recurrence
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
repetition · sequence · loop · routine · interval · regularity · recurring · successive
throughput
Processing rate over time
fabrication · machining · turnaround · workstation · bottleneck · capacity · uptime · downtime · automation · logistics
reduction
Making something smaller
- improvementPositive change in quality
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
lean · agile · fast-tracking · efficiency · kaizen · speedup · enhancement · productivity · performance
duration
Length of existence
- intervalDuration between two points
- latencyDelay in system response
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
metrics · timer · stopwatch · tempo · pace · tracking · analysis · quantification · assessment · gauging
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
rhythm · repetition · sequence · loop · routine · interval · regularity · recurring · successive · sequential
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- efficiencyoptimization, efficient, streamlining, effective, optimize
- time cyclesseasons, day, day and night, week, circadian rhythm
- timingtiming, stopwatch, pause, early, countdown
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- machine specshorsepower, torque, RPM, power output, voltage
cycle timedowntime
Period of non-operation
idle time · idleness · dead time · standby time · off-time
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