From the Inside Out: Evaluate Internal Material Flow with Site Plan

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From the Inside Out: Evaluate Internal Material Flow with Site Plan

  • Material flow is the path and process that material and paperwork travel through your operations in order to produce a finished product.
  • You may find that the new computerized saw can save time cutting pieces, but you aren’t rolling trusses out the door any faster. 
  • Your next challenge is to put them into action by documenting your operation’s material flow.
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2006 August
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