improve the manufacturing process’s performance:
namely in terms of lower transfer operation times, a
reduction in the number of non‐compliant items, and an
improvement in the traceability of the products. All these
advantages were evaluated by a custom feasibility study,
resulting in a revenue mark‐up of €17,300.
As such, we can conclude that when it is necessary to
redesign the layout of a low‐volume batch production
line, the best way to confront this activity is to imagine a
possible reengineering of the process with the aim of
reducing waste according to lean manufacturing
principles. This methodology, in fact, in addition to the
reduction of transporting times and costs, analyses and
helps the redesign of the productive system with the aim
of reducing all possible waste. In such a case, the
unavoidable costs of redesign would trigger a double
benefit: on the one hand, they will generate the necessary
the layout re‐design and, on the other hand, they will
hopefully define improvements that would lead to better
system performance.