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LSS Bursts Podcast

Lean Six Sigma Bursts
Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

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E146: Why Lean Teaches Takt Time Instead of Productivity Metrics
byBrion Hurley

In this episode, I share a topic that has come up when teaching Takt Time to my students.

Takt time is the available time divided by the customer demand. It measures how fast each unit needs to be produced.

Productivity is often a measure of the number of units produced in an hour.

I explain how they are inverse numbers of each other, but why Takt Time is preferred.

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E146: Why Lean Teaches Takt Time Instead of Productivity Metrics
E146: Why Lean Teaches Takt Time Instead of Productivity Metrics
November 8, 2026
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