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Key Metrics: Time
Process time (PT)
The time it takes to actually perform the work, if one is
able to work on it uninterrupted
Includes task-specific doing, talking, and thinking
aka “touch time,” work time, cycle time
Lead time (LT)
The elapsed time from the time work is made available
until it’s completed and passed on to the next person or
department in the chain
aka throughput time, turnaround time, elapsed time
Includes Process Time, not merely waiting time.
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