Kanban is a Japanese
word that means “signboard”.
This is a term that has become synonymous with “demand scheduling” or Just in Time (JIT)Manufacturing.
Its roots are traced to the early days ofToyota
Kanban was developed to control production between processes and to implement Just in Time Manufacturing.
The ideas of Kanban became popular during the global recession of the 1970s, when it was important for companies to reduce waste and cut costs in order to succeed
The concept of Kanban is to apply visual indicators for process owner (Operator) how much produced, where to run and where to stop.
Kanban also advice processor about the action to take when any problem occurs, whom to go if problem is there.
Process owner (Operator) produces as per the actual usage and not as per forcasting base.
in this way, we can say : Kanban is executing tool and not the planning tool.
Benefits of Kanban :
1. Reduce the inventory- (Reduction of Waste)
2. Avoid the overproduction-(Reduction of Waste)
3. Reduce Through Put Time.
4. Improve the production flow.
5. control on operation level.
6. Improve visual control over the process & avoid the guess work
Kanban allow the operators to view the production schedule at a glance.
There are 7 steps to implement the Kanban
1. Data collection
2. Estimate/ calculate Kanban size
3. Design of Kanban
4. Training for kanban implementation
5. Implementation of Kanban
6. Review/ audit of process
7. Improve by taking action against audit outcome.
Kanban is in this way continoul improvement process.
Kanban card, Kanban Boards, Two-card system, Warehouse Trolley are used used for visual signals while implementing the Kanban.
This is a term that has become synonymous with “demand scheduling” or Just in Time (JIT)Manufacturing.
Its roots are traced to the early days of
Kanban was developed to control production between processes and to implement Just in Time Manufacturing.
The ideas of Kanban became popular during the global recession of the 1970s, when it was important for companies to reduce waste and cut costs in order to succeed
The concept of Kanban is to apply visual indicators for process owner (Operator) how much produced, where to run and where to stop.
Kanban also advice processor about the action to take when any problem occurs, whom to go if problem is there.
Process owner (Operator) produces as per the actual usage and not as per forcasting base.
in this way, we can say : Kanban is executing tool and not the planning tool.
Benefits of Kanban :
1. Reduce the inventory- (Reduction of Waste)
2. Avoid the overproduction-(Reduction of Waste)
3. Reduce Through Put Time.
4. Improve the production flow.
5. control on operation level.
6. Improve visual control over the process & avoid the guess work
Kanban allow the operators to view the production schedule at a glance.
There are 7 steps to implement the Kanban
1. Data collection
2. Estimate/ calculate Kanban size
3. Design of Kanban
4. Training for kanban implementation
5. Implementation of Kanban
6. Review/ audit of process
7. Improve by taking action against audit outcome.
Kanban is in this way continoul improvement process.
Kanban card, Kanban Boards, Two-card system, Warehouse Trolley are used used for visual signals while implementing the Kanban.