{"id":"pitch","model_id":"Pitch","name":"Pitch","summary":"Pitch is the amount of time needed in a production area to make one container of products. It is calculated by multiplying takt time by the pack-out quantity. Used together with a heijunka box and material handling based on paced withdrawal, pitch helps set the takt image and pace of a facility or process.","study_notes":["Takt time itself is defined in the document as available production time per day divided by customer demand per day.","In the document's example, a takt time of 1 minute and a pack-out quantity of 20 give a pitch of 20 minutes.","The term pitch is also sometimes used to indicate the span or time of a person's job.","The document lists heijunka box, paced withdrawal, pack-out quantity and takt time as related terms."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/pitch/","title":"Pitch - Lean Enterprise Institute","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":4,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"operational","spec":{"kind":"metric","formula":{"expression":"pitch = takt time * pack-out quantity","variables":[{"symbol":"takt time","name":"Takt time"},{"symbol":"pack-out quantity","name":"Pack-out quantity"}],"worked_example":{"inputs":{"takt time":1,"pack-out quantity":20},"output":20}},"related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/operational/pitch","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}