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Kanban

Concept

A pull system from lean in which visual signals, often cards, tell a process when to produce or move more parts, so work in progress stays limited and production follows actual consumption.

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Kanban is a pull system. A visual signal, traditionally a card, tells a process to produce or move more parts only when the next process has used some. Work is therefore started by actual consumption, not by a forecast, and the amount of work in progress stays limited.

In production, kanban cards or containers circulate between a supplier process and a consumer process, and the number of cards sets the stock that is allowed. The same idea is used on boards in offices and software teams, where limits on work in progress keep the flow steady. Kanban works best when demand is fairly stable and the products repeat. It is closely related to lean management and heijunka.

TypeConcept
Also known asKanban cards, Kanban system

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