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Abstract: You have convinced upper management that
flow manufacturing will enable your company to leapfrog the competition. You have appointed a
flow process leader, and selected a line for your
flow pilot. Now it’s time to physically perform your first line implementation. The big question is, what exactly do you need to do to make the transition from discrete to
flow?
PubDate: 11/29/2006 1:41:00 PM
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