Manufacturing Business Technology - March 1, 2002

Danville Metal Stamping has proven that it is possible to link production schedules to actual customer demand. This 450-employee company, based in Danville, Ill., also has shown that the production philosophy generally known as flow manufacturing is an ideal way of achieving that goal.Using flow techniques enables Danville Metal to delay production of the cooling tubes it makes for turbin...

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