What is Agile Manufacturing and how is it implemented?  No sooner did we learn the buzzword: LEAN Manufacturing, then along comes a new concept: AGILE.  The two terms are not mutually exclusive.  One can embrace LEAN and still learn to be AGILE.  Our partner at Futura Automation, Tulip Interfaces, has done a great job summarizing both concepts and contrasting them.  read here for more information on what AGILE can do for a manufacturing.  It delivers what we were always promised: cost effective low volume and high mix production;  customization for an audience of “1”.

Agile Manufacturing Guide