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MSE608B Team 1 - Hiring Process CSUN - Spring 2003 MSE595LMLean Manufacturing Flow - Definition The production system Henry Ford introduced at his Highland Park, Michigan plant in 1913. The objective of flow production was to drastically reduce product throughput time and human effort through a series of innovations. Consistently interchangeable parts so that cycle times could be stable for every job along an extended line The line itself The reconfiguration of part fabrication tasks so that machines were lined up in process sequence with parts flowing quickly and smoothly from machine to machine Production control system insuring that the production rate in parts fabrication matched the consumption rate of parts in final assembly.  The World of Batch-and-Queue What happens when you go to your doctor? Make appointment days ahead Arrive on time and wait in waiting room Doctor behind schedule Referral to a specialist Laboratory tests Wait for results Treatment or medication given Trip to pharmacy or to specialist Hospitalization – whole new disconnected processes and waiting What happens when you take a flight? What happens when you build a custom home? As the customer, you pay for all the waiting and rework The creation, ordering, and provision of any good or any service can be made to flow. How to Obtain Flow? Think about ways to: Line up all of the essential steps needed to get a job done Obtain a steady, continuous flow No wasted motions No interruptions No batches No queues Continuous Flow changes everything: How we work together The kinds of tools we devise to help with our work The organizations we create to facilitate the flow The kinds of careers we pursue The nature of business firms and their linkage to each other The society The Techniques of Flow Step 1: Focus on the actual object The specific design The Specific order The product itself Step 2: Ignore traditional boundaries of Jobs Careers Functions and Firms Form lean enterprise removing all obstac