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What does Cellular Manufacturing mean?

A process of manufacturing which is a sub-section of just-in-time manufacturing and lean manufacturing encompassing a group of machines.

Cellular Manufacturing in a sentence
Cellular Manufacturing groups machines into cells to process items with similar requirements, reducing material movement and wait times.

Cellular Manufacturing in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Zellenfertigung
also Fertigungsinsel

Anordnung von Maschinen in Fertigungsinseln für ähnliche Bauteile.

French
Fabrication cellulaire
also Îlot de production

Organisation de la production en îlots autonomes.

Spanish
Manufactura celular

Distribución de máquinas por familias de productos para agilizar flujos.

Italian
Produzione cellulare
also Manifattura a celle

Disposizione delle macchine in celle per minimizzare gli spostamenti.

Common phrases with Cellular Manufacturing

  • group machines cellular manufacturing
  • similar requirements cellular manufacturing
  • wait times cellular manufacturing

Synonyms and opposites for Cellular Manufacturing

  • Synonym Work cells
  • Opposite Functional layout

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