Shortening Production Cycles Will Keep Production Cost Low Discussion

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lean six sigma Importance of short production cycle times

Henry Ford claimed that “One of the most noteworthy accomplishments in keeping the price of Ford products low is the gradual shortening of the production cycle. The longer an article is in the process of manufacture and the more it is moved about, the greater is its ultimate cost.”

Discuss why Henry Ford’s assertion is correct.


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The Six Sigma Way by P. Pande, R. Neuman, R. Cavanagh;McGraw Hill Publishers; 2014,

The Lean Enterprise Memory Jogger (GOAL QPC) ISBN 1-57681-045-3

2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-07-149732-9, MHID 0-07-149732-3

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Henry Ford assertion alluding that shortening production cycles will keep production cost
low is correct. Firstly, it is due to the fact it will give the company an opportunity to innovate
(Pande, Neuman, & Cavanagh, 2014). In this case, if the company will reduce production cycles
it will release products before its competitors given the fact the innovation reduces costs and
creates better products. Secondly, keeping the ...

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