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PRODUCTION CELLS (FIFO)

Continuous Flow in Customer's Take

Objectives

  • Production takt synchronised with customer’s takt
  • Maintain sequence in production based on customer’s
    requirements
  • Material flows continuously
  • Minimise finished product inventory
  • Shorten lead time to customer
  • Produce and deliver only products/parts needed by the customer

Description

FIFO (first in, first out) is a material flow management method, based on the assumption that the material that is produced or delivered first has to be consumed first.

  • 1
    Customer’s takt is the production rhythm corresponding to the customer’s requirements
  • 2
    Activities are balanced against the customer’s takt
  • 3
    Production capacities are set according to the customer’s requirements