IHaveNoSpaceBar
Industrial
- Jun 6, 2006
- 3
Hello all, helpful forum.
Does anyone here utilize the one piece flow concept?
I am doing some reading about the topic, but a few things confuse me. It seems that batches are a big no-no, for reasons such as detecting quality problems early.
Does 1 piece flow really mean 1 piece flow? so producing lets say 10 items in every cell and passing it(crate of 10 items) down to the next cell would not be considered 1-piece flow? Or would each cell send down 1 unit as soon its cycle is complete? Does that really make sense? all the time lost in travel? Or is this what conveyor belts are made?
My team's assignment is to eliminate cell pile up. Which is why I am trying to understand 1-piece-flow or other possible solutions.
Does anyone here utilize the one piece flow concept?
I am doing some reading about the topic, but a few things confuse me. It seems that batches are a big no-no, for reasons such as detecting quality problems early.
Does 1 piece flow really mean 1 piece flow? so producing lets say 10 items in every cell and passing it(crate of 10 items) down to the next cell would not be considered 1-piece flow? Or would each cell send down 1 unit as soon its cycle is complete? Does that really make sense? all the time lost in travel? Or is this what conveyor belts are made?
My team's assignment is to eliminate cell pile up. Which is why I am trying to understand 1-piece-flow or other possible solutions.