Cel production

• Cell production

  1. Flow is divided into sets of tasks

  2. Each set of tasks completed by a work group

  3. Rather than one long stream, each work group responsible for assembling a different part

  4. Individual workers not carrying out repetitive tasks on their own within a flow
• Cell production

  • Can increase worker productivity as they feel happier
  • Workers may take more pride in their work, resulting in higher quality products
  • Easier to alter or customise certain parts of the product to meet customer needs, which may help to boost sales
• Cell production

  • Productivity is higher than job production
  • Productivity can be lower than flow production because the product is removed from the flow at each cell
• E.g. rather than a car being produced in one long stream with each worker adding a different part, each work group might be responsible for assembling a different part of the car
• This means that individual workers are not carrying out repetitive tasks on their own within a flow (as they would in flow production)