One-Piece Flow

 

What is One-Piece Flow? 

One-Piece Flow is the sequence of a product or service through a process that is one unit at a time. One-Piece Flow is the opposite of batch processing, where a large number of products are created at once and they are sent through the manufacturing process as a batch or group. In One-Piece Flow the focus is on the manufacturing of the product itself rather than the waiting, transportation, and storage of the product.

What are the advantages of One-Piece Flow? 

The advantages are:

• Ability to detect defects earlier and more accurately.
• More flexibility for customization and meeting customer demands.
• Reduces costs by eliminating waste.
• Reduce the amount of work in progress to make each step more efficient.
• Easier to predict shipment times.

To increase efficiency, companies can choose to implement One-Piece Flow or simply reduce the number of products produced in a batch.