Abstract
Cell-based manufacturing has a long history, and has been differently interpreted within different engineering traditions and countries. The result is a degree of confusion over the nature of “cells”, which can foster disagreement and create ambiguities that are exploited by different vested interests in companies introducing cell-based manufacturing. A greater awareness of how and why this occurs would help our understanding of the choices to be made and the factors involved in the design and implementation of team-based cells. This is the rationale for this chapter’s provision of a more detailed history of the complex and shifting nature of cell-based manufacturing.
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Benders, J., Badham, R. (2000). History of Cell-Based Manufacturing. In: Beyerlein, M.M. (eds) Work Teams: Past, Present and Future. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9492-9_3
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