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Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds
(e.vnexpress.net)
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2026
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Not even that. For example if there are 10 assembly lines in parallel that the slowest step takes 60 seconds, you still get a phone each 6 seconds
Hell you can even parallelize the slow parts so the fast parts aren't waiting as much
I was considering parallel processes in the same facility as a single production line in this case, as the article seems to consider the production mentioned as a single line...but yes, if it is indeed split between multiple lines producing the phones entirely and in parallel that is the case.