U Shape
U-shaped flow is perhaps the most common flow configuration to implement. A U-shaped configuration allows the work cell to be laid out using a fairly small footprint.
A U-shaped cell is exactly what it sounds like—a work area that is organized in the shape of a ‘U’. The U-shaped cell allows an operator to finish her work in virtually the same location that she started, eliminating the waste of walking back from the end of a line to the start.
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