When we think about Production Flow in our business, simply a part making its way through a production environment, we quickly can relate to traffic jams forming in our business. Cutting more parts than the next stage can handle creates Traffic Jams (bottlenecks). Too many parts, exceeding the capability and capacity for that stage of production. Not enough parts creates the Stop & Start effect, inconsistent flow in the stages that follow. Managing Productivity & Maintaining

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