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    Fixed Automation

    Most rigid
    Concept comes from Ford in the 1900s
    Uses high-cost, specialized equipment for a fixed sequence of
    operations
    Advantages: low unit cost and high volume
    Limitations: minimal variety, high cost to change

    Example: car manufacturers

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