Variety product manufacturing equipment

A variety product manufacturing facility comprising:

• a rectangular floor having four sides;
• an entry warehouse area located on said floor along a first side thereof;
• a product warehouse area located on said floor along a second side thereof adjacent to said first side so as to form a substantially L-shaped warehouse with the entry warehouse area, said entry warehouse area including an entry port located adjacent said product warehouse area;
• a line equipment area located on the remainder of said floor, said line equipment area being formed of a plurality of parts assembly lines and a plurality of dedicated product assembly lines, said parts assembly lines being located along a third side of the floor opposite to said second side thereof, and said dedicated product assembly lines being located between the parts assembly lines and said product warehouse area;
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• transportation means for carrying articles from said entry port of said entry warehouse to said product warehouse through said parts assembly lines and said dedicated product assembly lines, in the stated order, in an E-shaped flow pattern of articles, and discharging completed articles from said product warehouse,
• said transportation means including a first transportation line along said third side which carries the articles from said entry warehouse to said parts assembly lines,
• said transportation means including a second transportation line extending between said parts assembly lines and said dedicated product assembly lines from said entry warehouse to a fourth side of the floor opposite to said first side thereof to carry articles from said entry warehouse to said dedicated product assembly lines.