Tokyo, Feb. 14 -- Yamaha Motor manufactures four million motorcycles in its global factories.

To create a factory system adaptable to seasonal demands and diverse customer orders, the company has developed the "Super General Purpose Production Line," featuring an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) bypass system.

Kenji Sogai, an official of Yamaha Motor, said "Motorbikes are seasonal products. For example, off-road bikes are in demand during summer, while sports bikes see higher demand in winter. The key challenge in improving production efficiency was minimizing factory losses throughout the year. To address this, we introduced a bypass line to create a highly adaptable production system. Instead of a long assembly line with a conventional ...