Production process improvements are often aimed at moving a process towards something resembling “continuous flow” - where the product moves perfectly smoothly through the process, never stopping, never waiting, never varying. The closer you can get to continuous flow, the thinking goes, the more efficient your process is. Here, for instance, is a description of the ideal production process from
Batch, Flow, and Variability
Batch, Flow, and Variability
Batch, Flow, and Variability
Production process improvements are often aimed at moving a process towards something resembling “continuous flow” - where the product moves perfectly smoothly through the process, never stopping, never waiting, never varying. The closer you can get to continuous flow, the thinking goes, the more efficient your process is. Here, for instance, is a description of the ideal production process from