Kundentakt

English translation: customer's manufacturing/production cycle

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German term or phrase:Kundentakt
English translation:customer's manufacturing/production cycle
Entered by: Colette Kinsella

06:53 May 3, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / Kaizen workshop
German term or phrase: Kundentakt
This is mentioned in a powerpoint presentation from a Kaizen workshop. There is no additional context except to say that the "Kundentakt" defines the rhythm of production. I was thinking of "customer cycle" or something similar, but woud like to know if anybody has a better term/well-known ter,

Thanks.
Colette Kinsella
Ireland
Local time: 23:54
customer's manufacturing/production cycle
Explanation:
"Customer cycle" on its own is a bit vague.
As it is obviously the customer's manufacturing/production cycle that is meant, I would suggest you say so ;-).
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John Jory
Germany
Local time: 00:54
Grading comment
Thanks for the help!
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customer's manufacturing/production cycle


Explanation:
"Customer cycle" on its own is a bit vague.
As it is obviously the customer's manufacturing/production cycle that is meant, I would suggest you say so ;-).


John Jory
Germany
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: They also use "customer takt"!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kk ll (X): exactly - Hi John, how are you doing????
3 mins

agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
1 hr

agree  Julia Lipeles
4 hrs

agree  Rebecca Garber
5 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: And, surprisingly, they haven taken over the German "Takt", as in Taktzeit -> takt time. See example: http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/terms.asp
7 hrs
  -> Surprising indeed - over 80 hits for "takt time" (mainly associated with Toyota)
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