Makespan
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003510
The total time required to complete a set of tasks or jobs from start to finish in a production or scheduling system. It represents the duration from the beginning of the first operation to the completion of the last operation. Minimizing makespan is a common objective in production planning to maximize throughput and efficiency.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003510 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Manufacturing |
| Translations | German: Durchlaufzeit; Spanish: tiempo total de fabricación; French: makespan |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-003510",
"term": "Makespan",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The total time required to complete a set of tasks or jobs from start to finish in a production or scheduling system. It represents the duration from the beginning of the first operation to the completion of the last operation. Minimizing makespan is a common objective in production planning to maximize throughput and efficiency.",
"subject": "Manufacturing",
"translations": {
"de": "Durchlaufzeit",
"es": "tiempo total de fabricación",
"fr": "makespan"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/makespan/"
}
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