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Discrete Manufacturing Guide

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Share Discrete manufacturing involves creating products by assembling individual, tangible parts. The production lines in discrete manufacturing produce products that are similar but not identical. What is discrete manufacturing? Vehicles are a classic example of discrete manufacturing.

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Aligning Maintenance and Production Teams

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Further complications arise from the use of Just-in-Time (JIT)productionand Lean manufacturing practices and the frequency with whichProductionschedules change. Without a unified approach between the Maintenance and Production teams, conflict is inevitable.

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Mixed Mode Manufacturing

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Mixed mode manufacturing refers to any production environment that uses more than one manufacturing mode and does so under the same roof or within the same system. For example, carrying out discrete manufacturing in one facility and process manufacturing in another is not mixed mode.

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What is Process Manufacturing?

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Best practices for process manufacturing efficiency To maximize process manufacturing benefits, operations must be agile, cost-effective and safe. Lean and continuous improvement : Lean manufacturing techniques such as value stream mapping (VSM), Kaizen events and Gemba walks can help deliver continuous improvement.