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Five Principles of Flexible Assembly Line Design

Lean manufacturing seeks to make clear what adds value by reducing everything else. Lean is clearly not a fixed-point objective; accelerating global market competition demands operational flexibility to achieve lean objectives. Here are five principles, applicable across every type of manufacturing, where flexibility can be added to an existing assembly line to eliminate waste and build quality into the system.

Make your machines do more

Consolidating machine functions and using docking station architecture are two great examples of how to make your machines do more.

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