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Producing and moving one item at a time (or a small batch of items) through a series of processing steps as continuously as possible, with each step making just what is requested…
Meaning and application in management
Producing and moving one item at a time (or a small batch of items) through a series of processing steps as continuously as possible, with each step making just what is requested by the next step. See : One-Piece Flow, Batch and Queue, Flow Production.
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