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Push or Push Production: What Is It?
“Push” or Push Production is where product is created regardless of downstream or customer demand, often in large batches. Because it is not created to demand, product created using push production often needs to be warehoused and stored, resulting in additional unnecessary movement and taking up unnecessary space.
Push production often results in unevenness in a process, and low morale as team-mates are disconnected from the customer and downstream team-mates.
By David McLachlan
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