Microfactories in Japan: The Future of Mass Customization and Agile Manufacturing

Japan once taught the world how to build big. Long assembly lines. Massive factories. The Toyota Production System became a global blueprint. Bigger floors meant faster output. Efficiency came from scale. That model shaped modern manufacturing. And now comes the twist. Japan is walking away from size. The same country that mastered scale is choosing … Continue reading Microfactories in Japan: The Future of Mass Customization and Agile Manufacturing