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A kanban is a signaling device that authorizes and gives instructions for the production or withdrawal of items in a pull system. The term means "signals" or "signal board" in Japanese. See : Heijunka, Heijunka Box…
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The movement of physical items along the value stream. In mass production, products travel to centralized processes in large batches, pushed by instructions from a master schedule. In lean production, the process steps…
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The movement of the necessary materials along a production process within a plant. In the lean production system, material handling goes far beyond the simple delivery of materials. A lean material handling system can…
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