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Personalised manufacturing is no longer just something offered by high-end manufacturers
across more than 30 locations ,” explained Gilles Bridon , senior AEU it director at Autoliv Europe , in a news announcement published recently .
The industry is being transformed by a new approach to manufacturing operations management - one that encompasses not just the plant floor but also the warehouse and extended product supply network . Such a strategy is linked to Lean manufacturing , a process whereby inefficiencies are eliminated from every production process . Supply chains are tightened , inventories reduced or virtually eliminated with just-intime processing , and production operations at every stage streamlined
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