Visual Interactive Simulation Shows How to Use the Kanban Method in Small Business

Marc Gravel and Wilson L. Price
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Marc Gravel: Département d'informatique et mathématique, Université du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada, G7H 2B1
Wilson L. Price: Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada, G1K 7P4

Interfaces, 1991, vol. 21, issue 5, 22-33

Abstract: Visual simulation allowed us to show the managers of a small clothing plant how the Kanban method could help them, to persuade them to accept it, and to support its implementation. A nonvisual simulation on a minicomputer did not convince managers that the potential benefits of the Kanban method could be obtained in the shop. A series of three visual simulations on microcomputers effectively demonstrated the method and its performance advantages. Managers better understood the nature of the model and its workings. As a result, a pilot project was set up, leading in turn to the adoption of the method in the plant.

Keywords: production/scheduling: job shop; industries: textiles/apparel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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