The process capacity sheet, aka a table of production capacity by process, or production capacity chart, or process capacity table, is one of the three basic tools for establishing a standard operation. The other two tools are the standard work combination sheet and standard work sheet. All three standard operations sheets are populated with data obtained through direct observation (as is the time observation form).

The purpose of the process capacity sheet, as its name implies, is for determining a given process’s capacity for a shift and thus its ability to meet takt time. This determination is made by calculating each process step’s capacity, which considers the available time per shift, completion time, tool-change time, and other factors as required for each single workpiece.

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