Difference between revisions of "Kanban"

Revision as of 03:21, 5 October 2017

Kanban is a term describing the practice to scheduling and ordering the replenishment of materials (parts, ingredients, semi-finished goods, finished goods, merchandize) in a supply chain. Kanban signals the supplying party additional materials are needed. Kanban is an approach not a specific technology implementation. Implementation examples include:

Physical bins
Kanban cards
Electronic Kanban

Kanban is considered a Just-in-Time practice and is advocated by t:Lean practitioners.

Notes

Many sources link Kanban to manufacturing processes only. This is incorrect. Kanban has been successfully implemented in all supply chain processes where materials need to be brought to a point of consumption, including: (RM) Warehouses, (FG) Distribution Centers, Retail Stores.

Process(es)

ID	Name	Level	x
S101	Create Schedule	3	S101
M102	Issue/Stage Materials	3	M102
M203	Issue Materials	3	M203
D106	Put Away	3	D106

Term(s)

ID	Name	Clear	x
JIT	Just-In-Time		JIT

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