An advantage offered by FIVE production system is flexibility, which distinguishes it from the other roller assembly chains. In fact, it is a hanging chain that guarantees extremely flexible timing in the different steps of manufacturing.
In roller systems, if a worker is late in assembly timing, the whole production suffers, since the other operators are forced to wait for the cycle to resume. However, this does not happen with this type of system: in fact, a buffer mechanism built with accumulation devices ensures a remarkable efficiency, as a localized standstill does not affect the other work areas.