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Article: Lean production in the furniture industry: the double D assembly cell.
- Article from:
- Forest Products Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Abstract
There are five generally recognized manufacturing system types and the Lean Production system is the newest manufacturing system design. Lean Production is functionally and operationally different from any other manufacturing system. It uses less of everything when compared to the most common functional job shop manufacturing system: less labor, less manufacturing space, less tooling investment, and less design hours to develop a new product. Lean Production normally means holding less than half the regularly needed stock on-hand. In addition, the implementation of Lean Production by a manufacturer results in fewer defects, and therefore, an increase in ...