Kanban Projects

Chris Harris

Chapter Chapter 17 in Hyperinnovation, 2002, pp 231-235 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Kanban is a Japanese word for card or signal. But it actually means more than that. The Kanban is an information system that describes exactly the type and number of materials required by a manufacturing process. Sitting at the heart of just-in-time (JIT) production systems, the Kanban is used to initiate the manufacture and withdrawal of items throughout a production process. This simple, yet powerful concept, is a key ingredient to reducing work-in-progress, eliminating bottlenecks, balancing workload and achieving faster cycle times. To help understand how Kanban does this, the anecdote below may help.

Keywords: Innovation Project; Capital Expenditure; Powerful Concept; Kanban System; Japanese Word (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403907356_17

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