Queue Time
Flow
Queue Time
Elapsed time a job, order or unit waits before the next processing step begins.
Examples
- 01Queue time in front of the paint booth is 2 days, while painting itself takes 40 minutes.
- 02The team measures queue time at the gemba by tagging baskets with arrival times.
- 03Smaller batches and a FIFO lane cut queue time from 2 days to 6 hours.