danemayer
Well-known member
When our Landmark was ordered, the factory had to put the order into a queue, place orders for cabinets and counters, appliances, subsystems, furniture, etc. and then schedule a build start date that matched availability of all the parts. Some things, water heaters for example, can be stocked as they only use a few part numbers across the various models. Others, like cabinets and counters are custom made for each model - and there are many, many models - too many to stock parts.
If you tour the factory, you'll see that all builds in a particular plant essentially proceed at the same speed. If the work at one station were completed faster than expected, there's nowhere for that unit to go until the following station opens up. So one particular unit can't be rushed through the build process any faster than all the units in front of it.
If you tour the factory, you'll see that all builds in a particular plant essentially proceed at the same speed. If the work at one station were completed faster than expected, there's nowhere for that unit to go until the following station opens up. So one particular unit can't be rushed through the build process any faster than all the units in front of it.