As a company adopts mass customization, it will find its manufacturing process moving more to a high-variety low-volume (HVLV) production model. TPS (Toyota Production System) Lean does not adapt easily to HVLV. JobShop Lean is a response to this situation.
A great resource is the JobShop Lean discussion group, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/JSLEAN/, moderated by Dr. Shahrukh Irani of The Ohio State University.
The JobShop Lean 2007 Conference, http://iwse.osu.edu/isefaculty/irani/jobshoplean2007.htm, will be held Dec. 11 - 13 in Columbus, Ohio.
Finally, the results of some of Dr. Irani's research can be found with the PFAST tools, http://ceti.cse.ohio-state.edu/pfast/index.php.
High-variety manufacturing presents a set of unique challenges for a company, whether a mass customizer, job shop, build-to-order, high-mix low-volume, or other type. These manufacturers must approach manufacturing throughput, lean, product management, sales, order processing and other functions differently than a mass producer. In this blog I hope to bring to light some of the unique issues and discuss ideas as to how to become more competitive, productive, and profitable.
Valent Group Inc. - Essential Strategies for High-Variety Manufacturing
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