Describe three ways that line balancing and line flow layouts are similar to project management and three ways that they are different from project management

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Answers may vary. Line balancing and project management both rely on the completion of predefined activities in the proper sequence. A line flow may have multiple feeder lines that supply subassemblies to the main line, similar to subcontractors working on the project in state of partial completion. Both have anticipated completion times that may not be reached if things don't go smoothly.

The time scale is radically different between line balancing and project management; projects tend to take much longer. Projects also tend to be one of a kind endeavors; line balancing is performed with the anticipation of high volumes of fairly standardized output. Line flows are created for more routine, process-oriented work that can be composed of standardized tasks. Projects are typically anything but routine and far from process-focused.