CHAPTER 11Part presentation
The wayparts are presented to operators impacts both productivity and quality. Assemblertime is expensive because operators work in series on the line, butmaterials handlers, on the other hand, work in^parallel The materials group is the pit crew to the assembler’s race car driver, and should focus first on providing effective support to assembly and second on doing it efficiently. Regardless of what managers may believe about “non-value added” activities, the number of people handling andpreparingparts is often increased in orderto reduce the total amount of laborspent on assembly.
Parts should bepresented to assemblers unpacked, within arm’s reach, with theirsmall- est dimensions facing out, and oriented for easy ...
