Line start looks simple from the factory floor: a cabinet carcass arrives, a drawer box is fitted, a door is hung, a handle is attached, and the unit moves on. The simplicity is an illusion. Before that first cabinet reaches the assembly station, someone has to turn a cabinet schedule, a bill of materials, and a jumble of cartons into a ready-to-use hardware kit. For cabinet makers, furniture brands, kitchen and bath remodelers, and hardware buyers, the quality of that staging work directly affects line flow, rework, and the confidence of the people doing the assembly. Staging Begins With the Cabinet Schedule, Not the Hardware Bin A hardware kit is…