Continuous flow

Producing and moving one item (or a small and consistent batch of items) at a time through a series of processing steps performed as continuously as possible, each step making exactly what the next step requires.
Continuous flow can be achieved in a variety of ways, ranging from conveyor belts to manual cells. Also called one piece flow, single piece flow and make one, move one .

production in continuous flow

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