Applications of Single-Card and Dual-Card Kanban

Richard J. Schonberger
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Richard J. Schonberger: Department of Management, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0400

Interfaces, 1983, vol. 13, issue 4, 56-67

Abstract: Kanban is a Japanese technique for requesting more manufacturing materials on an as-needed basis by issuing a Kanban (card), plus an empty container. Kanban is a pull system of replenishment, as opposed to the push system that governs schedule-based systems like material requirements planning (MRP).Toyota's dual-card Kanban technique, with a productivity-improvement feature, is contrasted with a less-potent and simpler technique employing a single Kanban. Kanban techniques are also compared with MRP, reorder point, and continuous replenishment techniques.

Keywords: production/scheduling:; materials; handling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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