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Cycle time The time required to complete one cycle of an operation; or to complete a function, job, or task from start to finish. For automated or compound processes, the cycle time is the time between each output from the process. Downstream Parts of the production process or value stream (or operations) that occur after an arbitrary point or operation. See upstream. Downtime Time when equipment is unavailable for production due to eg equipment breakdown or planned maintenance. See also uptime. FIFO Abbreviation for First-In-First-Out. Queuing system in which the products are handled in the order that they arrive in the queue. Flow Continuous production process with no buffers between operations.