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 | 6 min read
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 | 9 min read
Lean is Green
Lean manufacturing principles have solidified themselves as a successful method of improvement in organizations across the globe. Increasing productivity through waste elimination methods continues to be the golden ticket for many industries, but a separate by-product of Lean is in need of some attention –Green. Organizations everywhere are starting to notice their Lean principles produce…
CSS Editorial Staff | December 24, 2014 | Lean | 3P, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Lean | 3 min read
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 | Eliminate Waste, Kanban | 3 min read
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 | 2 min read
Would A Flare Be a Bad Kanban in Starbucks?
Ron Pereira wrote about the coffee lid dispenser he encountered in the San Francisco airport Starbucks in his article “Improving Point of Use Lid Storage at Starbucks” on LSS Academy. A typical customer at Starbucks probably just goes and grabs a lid out of the dispenser, and goes about their merry business, but not someone…
Mike Wilson | October 5, 2012 | Kanban | Continuous Improvement, Kanban | 1 min read
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 | 2 min read
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 | 3 min read