Definitions

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  • noun a card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components
  • noun a coordinated manufacturing system using such cards

Etymologies

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From Japanese 看板 (かんばん, kanban), visible + board or card.

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Examples

  • Finally, Ohno developed a new way to coordinate the flow of parts within the supply system on a day-to-day basis, the famous just-in-time system, called kanban at Toyota.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • Finally, Ohno developed a new way to coordinate the flow of parts within the supply system on a day-to-day basis, the famous just-in-time system, called kanban at Toyota.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • Vasco Duarte felt that the discussion was too focused on process and tools, and missed the point of kanban, which is to reduce work-in-progress.

    unknown title 2009

  • Bruckner's IT support has been the backbone of the success of the integrated supply program, offering systems such as kanban, e-Crib and bar coding.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Bruckner's IT support has been the backbone of the success of the integrated supply program, offering systems such as kanban, e-Crib and bar coding.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • In Dr. Bahri's office, they use a patient "kanban" in exactly this way - the list of expected steps the patient will need.

    Lean Blog Mark Graban 2010

  • Bruckner's IT support has been the backbone of the success of the integrated supply program, offering systems such as kanban, e-Crib and bar coding.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • The authors make a special note that "kanban" here refers to standard work documents, and not the accepted TPS definition of the kanban card as a pull system tool.

    Gemba Panta Rei 2010

  • Of course there are many examples to be found of good implementation of key lean tools such as kanban and SMED, but rarely have these truly changed the culture of the business, or even produced measurable, sustained financial benefit across the business.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows the_laughing_mole@slideshare.net(the_laughing_mole 2009

  • Visual control systems, such as kanban, two-bin, and pallet squares can sometimes reduce or even eliminate the need for most transactions and an automated system, "in the proper circumstances."

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows Batjaa_sh 2009

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