cellular manufacturing

Lean Layout Do’s and Don’ts

Flexibility and flow are critical to efficient assembly line design

May 2, 2019

Optimizing flow and minimizing waste are two of the basic elements of lean manufacturing. Those concepts also play a critical role in laying out assembly lines.

The Well-Equipped Wire Harness Assembly Shop

John Sprovieri

January 5, 2016

Myriad factors influence how and why harness assemblers set up their shops.

DFMA — A Potent Lean Methodology

With its emphasis on simplifying designs and standardizing parts, DFMA can help manufacturers get lean.

Richard J. Schonberger, Ph.D.

April 1, 2013

Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) does well as a stand-alone methodology for simplifying product designs and lowering production costs. However, DFMA should also be hailed as a pathway to lean manufacturing.