Articles #Basics of One-Piece Flow in Manufacturing

One Piece Flow is one of the key elements with which an organization can become lean. To think of processing one unit at a time usually sends a shudder through the organization which has batch manufacturing as its life blood. The word “one” does not mean one in the literal sense but in terms of customers’ requirements. In this sense, it means that the organization only process what the customer wants, in the quantity he wants and when he wants it.