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Bump-Back

Helping the person(s) before or after another person in a manufacturing cell or system.

Example: Let's say my operation is a little faster than that of the person before me who supplies me with work. I can in some cases finish part of their process so that I will continue to have parts to work on.

If too much Bump-Back work is happening it may be that you should re-evaluate the tasks undertaken at each work station in the cell.
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