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The plant started cleaning the engines' exteriors before they were disassembled, its assembly line was reorganized, and its work force was trimmed of temporary employees. The low walls were taken down. The company ... managed to reduce its inventory by $2 million and empty its floor space, making room for potential expansion.
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The commercial follows a small robot that accidentally drops a bolt while working on the GM vehicle assembly line. The mistake causes the line to shut down, and the robot is ultimately banished from the company premises. Forlorn and uncertain of his future, the robot does his best to move on with life.
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Sharing real-time assembly-line, design and sales data with suppliers could permit rapid and flexible collaboration. It could ... result in more rapid design and manufacturing operations and cost savings, say advocates. But is it possible for any but a few companies?
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Today, the industrial world is experiencing the most revolutionary change since Ramsom E. Olds assembly line -- which forever changed the way things are made. Japanese companies are sweeping the world, as Western companies and governments struggle to find ways to emulate them.
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