Production cycle is defined as time required manufacturing a product
part or series of product parts, from beginning of production process to
their storage.
It is a period during which inventories
are being turned by the company into finished goods. During this period
the objects of labor (raw products and materials) remain in the
production process, from the beginning of manufacturing through the
output of a finished product.
The production cycle also
includes interruptions in production owing to physical, chemical, and
biological (natural) processes. The production cycle time is comprised
of operation time, loading/unloading time, set up time and machine idle
time. The sum of loading/unloading, set up and machine idle times is
called downtime.
Reduction
of production cycle time can benefit production in company in many
ways, including lower manufacturing costs, improved quality, reduced
time to respond to market and customer demands, etc. These improvements
in production can be crucial for survival and profitability of many
companies.
Definition of production cycle
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