Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)

One of the most poweful operational metrics Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY). Its used to
assess the true yield of a given process.
Say there is a manufacturing process with 3 steps - Processes 1, 2, and 3. Lets also say that on a
particular day they note the following performance:
Process 1: 100 parts passed through this process and 84 good parts left this process
(scrapped 16).
Process 2: With some WIP laying around 110 parts passed through this process with 82
good parts passing (28 scrapped)
Process 3: With even more WIP laying around this process they managed to produce 138
parts with 126 parts passing (12 scrapped).



RTY
Process 1 had a daily yield of 84% (84/100) while process 2 had a daily yield of 75% (82/110)
and finally process 3 had a daily yield of 91% (126/138).
So, to calculate RTY we simply multiply these yields together giving us a composite yield for
the day. Doing this gives us:
84% x 75% x 91% = 57%
RTY metrics can serve as baseline scores in the Measure Phase.
Process 1 Process 2 Process 3
Start
100parts
16 parts
scrapped
110parts
28 parts
scrapped
126 parts
scrapped
12 parts
scrapped