Let us take a look at the aspect of LCA designs in regard to "Wide Variety Small Volume" production lines.

We'll begin with sorting of the design process and a flow. [see Fig. 1] "Designing" is a process of decision making (on LCA performance, manufacturing drawings, and information on how to operate) to create "Something" when a need to materialize such "Something" arises. If the design process is commenced forward without giving the proper thoughts, separate design drawings would be need for every production item and the amount of work required will increase exponentially. In actuality, businesses are offering wider variety of products.

For this diversifying needs, there is a design approach called VR (Variety Reduction)

[Table] VR Design Approach