Simplified flow 2.0: The next generation
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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer US
Zone : Operations and maintenance
Published : February 2007
Complexity slows production and costs money. Rich Weissman looks at the evolution of single-piece flow, the ultimate lean principle
Fundamentally straightforward, single-piece flow is a concept wherein items are processed directly from one step to the next, one unit at a time. At its best, this shortens lead time, eliminates work-in-process (WIP) inventory, strengthens lines of...
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