Production Flow Analysis

Abstract

It has become obvious that Process organisation which is the traditional approach in production industries, provides an insuperable barrier to any significant improvement in production efficiency. It produces very complex material flow systems, leading to long throughput times and a high investment in stocks and work in progress. It makes it impossible to delegate efficiently and it hinders the development of automation. All these deficiencies can be eliminated by changing to “Product Organisation”, of which “Group Technology” (GT) is the final solution. Production Flow Analysis is a simple technique for planning this change.