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102 Seconds vs. 300 Seconds: Toyota's 1992 Case for One-Piece Flow
102 seconds versus 300 seconds. That's the comparison the 1992 booklet uses to make the case for one-piece flow.
Three employees on an assembly line....
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It didn't work. So they tried again, and again.
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They didn't hire the most skilled. They hired the problem solvers.
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