Talk:Cell production

Work cell production is where the production line is divided into separate, self-contained units (cells) instead of having a mass or flow production line. Work cells improve the moral of employees and they work harder and become efficient. The employees feel more valued and are less likely to strike or cause disruption.

Work cells are effective when producing a small number of products. The problem with using work cells for large quantities of products is that requires many work cells. Imagine four people making twenty-five sweepers in an eight-hour shift. If the company wants to produce one-hundred sweepers in an eight-hour shift they need to have four work cells. Therefor for small quantities it is cost effective to use work cells, but when many products are being produced in a single shift, a mass or flow production line is the practical choice. An example is using a long production belt to produce two-hundred sweepers in an eight-hour shift with thirty-two people. The long production line is less expensive than building eight work cells!

If more sweepers are desired, more people can be added to the long production belt. A work cell is designed to work with an exact number of people and it is impractical to add people to a work cell. A long production belt can operate effectively with inexperienced workers mixed in with experienced workers. The slower workers can be given easier tasks. More experienced and faster workers can perform more complicated tasks. --Sponsion (talk) 04:21, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

We should add the word 'work' to the article because work cell is the proper name.

We should explain that 'work cells' is not specifically associated with cellular telephones.