The engineering process from Musk's experience:

1 - make requirements less dumb

2 - try very hard to delete steps of the process

3 - simplify / optimize

4 - accelerate cycle time

5 - automate

From Everyday Astronaut YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw

https://tulip.co/blog/cycle-vs-lead-vs-takt/

Cycle Time is the amount of time a team spends actually working on producing an item, up until the product is ready for shipment. It is the time it takes to complete one task. This includes time spent producing the item and the wait stages (amount of time the task is left ‘waiting’ on the board) between active work times.

Lead time is the time measured from the moment a client puts in an order to when the final product gets delivered.

Takt Time in German means rhythm. It is the steady ‘beat’ to which production must follow to satisfy the demands of the customer.

Takt time is the rate at which manufacturing processes and systems need to complete the production in order to meet the customer's request. Therefore, this is less of measuring the total time it takes to complete a segment or the entirety of the production.

Suppose your team works 40 hours a week, producing a total of 160 units.

The key to keeping a good production system is to maintain the Takt Time just below Cycle Time. If your Takt time is more than 15 minutes, you may have difficulties meeting the customer demand. Reducing Cycle Time is one of many ways to keep the operations on a steady, manageable schedule.

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