ABSTRACT
A conventional assembly line is designed so that functionally di£erent parts are assembled to a car body without rigorously classifying the parts’ functions. Actually, even in the traditional assembly line of an automobile plant, there are four functionally di£erent sections (see Figure 28.1):
1. ™e trim line, also referred to as the former trim line, is where the electrical parts-wire harness, instrument panel, air conditioner unit, battery, and so on-are assembled.
