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A visual scheduling method allowed one manufacturer to adjust production to meet variations in demand for its make-to-order product.
From the Quarter 02 2008 issue
When you think of markets that have high demand variability and quickchange orders, elevator doors may not be the first that come to mind. But for our company, The Peelle Company Ltd., a make-to-order manufacturer of freight-elevator doors, variation is as much a part of daily business as it is for manufacturers of consumer electronics, semiconductors, or fashion apparel....
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