Segregated production scheduling

Segregated production scheduling is the grouping of products around constraints (e.g., changeover); for example, all A products are scheduled to run on first shift, while B and C products are run in sequence during the second shift due to a 2-hour changeover time between mixes.

Definitions

According to the Lean Manufacturing by Feld,

Segregated production scheduling. The grouping of products around constraints (e.g., changeover); for example, all A products are scheduled to run on first shift, while B and C products are run in sequence during the second shift due to a 2-hour changeover time between mixes.