Here, we can see what’s unique about cell-based production. It also allows for more flexibility in production, as each cell can perform different kinds of work instead of following a set production line. This makes it possible to reconfigure the process in real time, even when production demands for different mobilities arise at the same time. On the other hand, cell-based production is a system that can produce cars in a time- and cost-efficient manner, with no limitations on the number of different models and specifications to be built. With the explosive demand for cars, conveyor belts have become the foundation for efficiently producing a high volume of cars over a small period of time. Ever since Henry Ford, Ford’s founder, developed the conveyor belt system in 1908, the mass production of cars has been underpinned by conveyor belts. These conveyor belts play a key role in the mass production of cars. These groups – performed in cells – are separated by function.Ī conventional automotive factory produces cars around long conveyor belts that move according to a fixed process. In other words, it can be seen as a grouping of task or processes performed by traditional conveyor belts in a conventional automotive factory. What makes the production floor at HMGICS different from the automotive factories that we know? In short, HMGICS uses a flexible cell-based production method.
