The act of picking and grouping individual components into a single bin or package that contains exactly what an operator needs to complete a specific assembly step. Instead of workers walking around to gather fasteners, brackets, and housings, a material handler delivers a complete kit to the workstation. This reduces operator movement and prevents missing parts during assembly.
Let's move the hardware kitting off the main line so the operators can just grab a tray and start building.
Related terms
KD
Knockdown, a kit of manufactured parts shipped unassembled to be put together at a final destination.
CKD
A completely knocked-down kit containing all the unassembled parts required to build a final product.
Bill of materials
A comprehensive inventory of the raw materials, assemblies, and parts needed to manufacture a product.
Assembly line
A manufacturing setup where a product moves sequentially through workstations.