What Is Cellular Manufacturing?
A lean manufacturing approach that helps companies build a variety of products with as little waste as possible
Equipment and workstations arranged in a sequence that supports smooth material flow through the process, with minimal transport or delay
Derived from the word Cell
A Manufacturing Cell consists of people and machines or workstations required for performing the process steps
For example - if a process for a product requires cutting, followed by drilling and finishing, the cell would include the equipment for performing those steps, arranged in that order
Helps companies achieve two important goals of lean:
One-piece flow
High-variety production