Throughput
Flow
Throughput
The rate at which a system generates saleable output or completed units.
Examples
- 01Throughput of the final assembly line is 62 cars per hour, limited by the glazing station.
- 02The team checks throughput at the gemba, not only in the MES, and sees cars backing up in front of glazing at every shift start.
- 03A second glazing robot raises throughput to 65 cars per hour, and the team tests that WIP before glazing does not grow again.