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A location where the processing steps for a given item take place immediately one after another, so that parts…
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A work practice in which operators work on more than one process in a layout oriented to the flow of products.
Meaning and application in management
A work practice in which operators work on more than one process in a layout oriented to the flow of products. It requires training operators to handle different types of machines (e.g., cutter, polisher, tester, etc.) so that they can move products through the cellularized operations. See: Multi-Machine Handling.
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