Moving on or staying steady

Posted on 2 Sep 2010 by The Manufacturer

Jon Miller of Gemba Research discusses the pros and cons of paced conveyor lines

A reader asked: What are the productivity advantages, specifically in terms of operator efficiency, with respect to a moving, paced conveyor line and a non-moving, non-paced line? As long as the work content on the lines are balanced equally well to takt time the productivity differences between paced, moving lines and stationary lines may not…

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