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KanbanMeaning "visible record" in Japanese, it is a system of notification from one process to the other in a manufacturing system. Kanban cards, which may be multicolored based on priority, are stored in a bin or container that holds the items. They describe the parts, supplier and quantity. When the bin is emptied, the Kanban is used to order more. A two-card Kanban system uses "move" cards to relocate items from one workplace to another and "production" cards to replace the material when it is used or sold. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One MedLab Council member--a medical equipment manufacturer--recently began experimenting with Lean by installing a Kanban board for an assembly line where employees select inventoried components to build parts of a product. Kaizen and Kanban are operating systems within Lean that according to Cousins, a candidate interested in SCM should be familiar with. For example, the STS has a score of 90 for kanban replenishment under Distribution Integration, while the FTS scored a zero for kanban replenishment under Supplier Integration. |
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