Fig. 1 shows an oven which is used for a drying
process that does not utilize its full capacity in order to create
a single-piece flow. After changing the single-piece flow
principle into a batch production, the oven need less energy
because the oven door is opened less often, which means
reduced heat losses. However, it also results in a longer lead
time, because of the required buffer after the drying process.
Moreover, further impacts on other target figures are
imaginable.