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IBM-Continuous Flow Manufacturing

IBM implemented a continuous flow manufacturing (CFM) system in one of its business units that manufactures photomasks for semiconductors. CFM combines quality control, employee involvement, and waste elimination to improve efficiency. In 1984, the business unit had low quality, serviceability, and no business metrics, but CFM helped operational improvements. Now the unit routinely achieves 90-100% serviceability, delivery times are cut in half, quality is high, and costs are reduced despite technology challenges. CFM integrates all production elements and minimizes lead times and waste by reducing inventory needs.

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IBM-Continuous Flow Manufacturing

IBM implemented a continuous flow manufacturing (CFM) system in one of its business units that manufactures photomasks for semiconductors. CFM combines quality control, employee involvement, and waste elimination to improve efficiency. In 1984, the business unit had low quality, serviceability, and no business metrics, but CFM helped operational improvements. Now the unit routinely achieves 90-100% serviceability, delivery times are cut in half, quality is high, and costs are reduced despite technology challenges. CFM integrates all production elements and minimizes lead times and waste by reducing inventory needs.

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IBM- Continuous flow manufacturing

CFM (continuous-flow manufacturing) combines total quality control, total people involvement, and the elimination of waste to ensure continuous attention to enhancements of manufacturing efficiency. The CFM system is usually implemented in discrete manufacturing in an attempt to deal with the production volumes comprising discrete units of production in a flow. The CFM methodology has been applied to an IBM internal business unit that manufactures photomasks used for semiconductor production. In 1984, serviceability and quality measurements in the business unit were unacceptably low and business measurements were nonexistent. CFM provided the framework for operational improvements in this unit. Presently, serviceability in the 90% to 100% range is routinely achieved. Delivery times have been more than cut in half, while superlative quality measurements have been attained. Finally, cost reductions have been realized in an environment of ever-increasing technological challenge. Developing continuous flow will require the integration of all elements of the production system once implemented it can have a dramatic effect on performance by helping minimize lead time and help target waste through reducing inventory requirements (smaller batches pulling material as required).

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