Chapter I · 2011–15 · Production systems
Designing how a production system should work—from demand to dispatch
Production & information flow
Connecting customer demand with material and information flow
Parts move from pre-assembly to dispatch. Kanban pull signals communicate replenishment priorities upstream.
Work balancing
Balancing assembly work against takt time as demand ramps up
Adjust demand and efficiency to view takt time, stations and staffing.
Move the sliders to see how stations and operators change with demand. Illustrative data.
Programmes
Launches, a relocation and two new plants
Carried forward: how flow, capacity and people fit together on a real line.
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