Priority on the Line Side
by Andrew Guytingco on July 12, 2017
Why give priority to productivity on the line side? The production line is the place where value is created and place with the highest labor density.
The production line is the most expensive place in terms of plant investment, production costs, and labor costs.
One of the golden rules of Lean Manufacturing is that the elimination of Muda must be must be prioritized to the point of added value, i.e. assembly points.
Using Ecoflex as a catalyst, we can see how Mudas must be “moved” from the line to upstream processes, so that it can then be reduced and eliminated.
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