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The production line process is the secret to low-cost products. It is the ultimate, in the almost microscopic division of labor. It is also monotonous and eventually debilitating for workers unless variety in the work week assignments can be found.
The assembly-belt is like an army on the move. —W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood, On the Frontier
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Hannon, B., Ruth, M. (2001). The Assembly Line. In: Dynamic Modeling. Modeling Dynamic Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0211-7_35
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