| Cellular manufacturing has gained
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| | they are exposed to the interior of a
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| widespread acceptance in the
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| | dirty transporting bin.
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| manufacturing industry. The concept of
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| | Large batches of product will also be
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| breaking the plant floor into smaller,
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| | sitting at the parts washer, waiting for
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| more manageable sub units has offered
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| | their time in the cleaning system. Parts
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| production supervisors the opportunity to
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| | that sit for long periods of time are
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| be more flexible in scheduling and more
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| | more difficult to wash than those that
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| disciplined in performing preventative
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| | enter the washer immediately after they
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| maintenance tasks. These smaller
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| | have been formed or ground or bored. It
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| manufacturing units are able to
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| | is much more difficult to break the
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| accommodate a wide range of product
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| | surface tension of coolant, lubricant or
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| styles while remaining specialized in
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| | oil when it has had time to dry on the
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| similar material. They can also enable
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| | part rather than that which has been
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| the manufacturer to produce prototype
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| | recently applied. Idle time will result
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| products, short run parts and make minor
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| | in a decrease of quality cleaning.
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| engineering design changes without
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| | A central parts washer is also ill
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| needing to affect other product lines.
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| | equipped to efficiently perform its task.
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| Neither do these cellular units halt or
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| | By using one washer, all parts are forced
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| slow production of one unit to increase
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| | through the same system. This is not as
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| that of another.
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| | effective as sending the parts through a
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| While the cellular system increases
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| | custom designed system to clean one
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| productivity, it can still be slowed if
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| | specific style of parts.
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| cellular washing stations are not
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| | Finally, time is wasted moving parts to
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| incorporated into the scheme. A central
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| | and from manufacturing cells to the
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| parts washer serving all cells is
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| | central parts washer. This unnecessary
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| inefficient and a waste of company
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| | movement will slow production rates and
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| resources. If a plant employs a central
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| | add unnecessary cost to the project.
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| washer, they can expect to see several
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| | The answer to this problem is the
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| downsides.
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| | incorporation of small part specific
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| First, there will be a glut of heavy,
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| | washers at each of the manufacturing
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| dangerous forklift traffic as parts are
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| | cells. Installation of these washers will
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| transported to and from the washer. These
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| | combat the wastefulness of the central
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| loads not only will take up floor space,
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| | system as well as result in higher
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| but will also require fork truck drivers
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| | quality parts.
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| who will be a monetary drain on the
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| | The cells will be able to wash each part
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| company since fork drivers only provide
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| | immediately after production. By doing
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| transport to and from the parts washer
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| | this the manufacturer eliminates wait
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| and the cost for their service adds
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| | time and prevents lubricant from drying
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| nothing to the value of the product.
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| | and becoming very difficult to remove.
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| Further, the parts will be transported in
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| | These units also significantly cut back
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| large bins that are contaminated with
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| | on forklift traffic, making the plant
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| soil. Dirty parts are dumped into these
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| | floor a safer, less congested area as
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| bins. The dirt on the parts contaminates
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| | well as reducing labor costs.
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| the bins. Clean parts are transported in
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| | Thus, the inventory of unwashed parts is
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| these dirty bins. This renders the
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| | eliminated, parts are cleaned more easily
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| washing process pointless since the clean
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| | and parts are cleaned more effectively
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| parts are soiled once again as soon as
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| | for lower cost per piece.
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