Kanban
Kanban System Basics for Manufacturing
Introduction to Kanban for Manufacturing If you are looking for a way to reduce waste in your facility, the Kanban methodology might be the perfect solution. Kanban was developed by the Toyota Corporation and has since been used by thousands of manufacturing companies around the world. The effectiveness of this system is well-established from a…
Tony Ferraro | September 10, 2015 | Kanban | Kanban
Kanban Process – Understanding the Steps for Better Efficiency
Kanban A to Z Kanban is one of the older Lean tools or strategies tracing its origins back to (where else) Toyota. Kanban itself is system that helps companies sort through their potentially hectic operations and come out on the other side with the most efficient way possible to cope with their own supply and…
Tony Ferraro | March 6, 2015 | Kanban | Kanban
5 Easy Rules For Kanban Success
Have you ever heard of Kanban? This LEAN principle was developed specifically to help achieve a Just-In-Time, or JIT, production cycle. In a JIT cycle, products and goods are produced in exact accordance with observed demand, rather than predicted demand. This means that instead of projecting how many widgets you need to produce in a…
Tony Ferraro | January 30, 2014 | Kanban | Continuous Improvement, Kanban, Lean
Identify Bottlenecks, Improve Flow, & Eliminate Waste with Kanban
Kanban is a Japanese lean manufacturing term that is associated with the flow of production in a workplace. Kanban is usually achieved by visualizing or attaching moving cards to each stage of the production process so that you can see how many units are in any one stage at a time and whether some stages…
Tony Ferraro | November 12, 2013 | Kanban | Facility Efficiency, Kanban
Understanding the Kanban System and Its Applications
Kanban is a system that was developed long ago by a very well known company, Toyota. It is very popular in the world of business and is widely used due to its uniqueness and ease in use. This system has brought modern planning, working conditions, management and other aspects of business. Due to these, Kanban…
Mike Wilson | October 16, 2012 | Kanban | Continuous Improvement, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing
An Overview on Kanban Systems
Kanban is an inventory and replenishment system that assists in determining what, when, and how much to produce. It is a scheduling system that maintains inventory levels used in lean manufacturing or Just-In-Time (JIT) production. When material is consumed, a signal is sent to produce and deliver another shipment. It is a ‘pull’ system of…
Mike Wilson | September 25, 2012 | Kanban | Continuous Improvement, Kanban
Does the kanban system promote efficiency or errors?
The Kanban system promotes efficiency. It is not an especially complicated system. Sometimes, though, we must go back to the most basic basics. So let’s review the principles of the Kanban system. Nipon Ekanaronqpun describes Kanban this way in his article What Is The Kanban System for Lean Manufacturing?: The word ‘Kanban’ comes from a…
Mike Wilson | July 14, 2012 | Kanban | Kanban, Lean Manufacturing