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- a Japanese production management technique that uses cards attached to components to monitor and control workflow in a factory. The kanban system was first developed by the car manufacturer Toyota.
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- NUMMI plant a model for ailing car industry
- FREMONT -- AS U.S. auto industry giants Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. slash jobs and close plants, the last major auto plant in California keeps rolling out low-cost, fuel-efficient cars. And it has not had a layoff since it opened in 1984. ...
- Research articles 2006-03-05
- Toyota Stays Lean and Green with Kanban... Kan-who?
- Toyota is number three on Fortune's 2007 Most-Admired Companies list, largely because of its reputation as a super-efficient manufacturer with an eco-consciousness. But, despite all the talk of Toyota's sophisticated just-in-time JIT inventory system, the company actually relies on a more basic practice to stay lean and green -- kanban...
- Blog posts 2007-04-02
- The Japan Model and the future of employment and wage systems.
- Susumu WATANABE [*] In recent years, it has often been argued both inside and outside Japan that the country's conventional labour management practices, notably the lifetime employment system LES and the seniority-based wage system SWS, are nearing collapse. Indeed, the media have often ...
- Research articles 2000-09-22
- Overplanning factor in Toyota's formula for computing the number of kanban
- 1. IntroductionUncertainties in lead time and demand exert considerable influence on the stability and credibility of inventory control systems. There are various strategies for coping with the many sources of uncertainties. For example, in the case of environmental external uncertainties, hedging and safety stock can be used for uncertainties in...
- Research articles 1997-05-01
- The development of production management at the Toyota Motor Corporation.(Special Issue on The Origins of Japanese Industrial Power: Strategy, Institutions and the Development of Organisational Capability)
- The brilliant debut of the Japanese automobile industry into world markets was assisted by the two oil crises of the 1970s which brought about soaring petrol prices and a rapid shift in demand towards smaller cars. During this period, the Japanese car industry coped with dramatic ...
- Research articles 1995-04-01
- School of hard knocks: their first MRP system only starts some manufacturers up the learning curve - manufacturing resource planning
- SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS There isn't a computer professional alive who hasn't wanted to toss everything out and start all over again. Usually, the impulse passes before they can reach for the axe by the fire extinguisher. But some people have actually trashed their old systems. ...
- Research articles 1988-04-01
- Toyota Stays Lean and Green with Kanban... Kan-who?
- Toyota Stays Lean and Green with Kanban... Kan-who?RE: Toyota Stays Lean and Green with Kanban... Kan-who?Being lean and green is a very possible and very real thing, according to environmental management researches. There are strong correlations between good manufacturing practices and superb environmental performances. An Exhaust Clamp would probably help...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Can flow encompass the supply chain? A new breed of software offers expanded support for flow manufacturing. (Plant Optimization).
- When Cascade Engineering adopted lean manufacturing principles, some of its suppliers struggled through a period of adjustment. Cascade, a $200-million-a-year global manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, Mich., designs and builds durable plastic When Cascade Engineering adopted lean manufacturing principles,...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- The lean supply chain: seating components manufacturer pilots Microsoft-based lean execution system.(Case-in-point)
- For a growing number of manufacturers, lean manufacturing is a key strategy for value chain performance. While lean efforts closely examine factory-floor processes to "pull" work through plants at a pace triggered by demand, lean goes wel For a growing number of manufacturers, lean...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
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- Vendor touts: "hands-off" e-kanban.(Operations)
- In the growing market for lean manufacturing solutions, WhereNet, which offers wireless asset tracking, has applied its technology to e-kanban. What differentiates WhereNet's e-kanban product is the combination of sensor technology and consumption In the growing market for lean manufacturing solutions, WhereNet, ...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Kanban can make a difference: an e-kanban solution helps manufacturer reduce inventory by 43%.(Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. using Ultriva Inc.'s electronic kanban software)
- Implementing a kanban system with suppliers helps manufacturers reduce the risk of over-stocking or running out of stock. It's a best practice that a majority of Industry Week's Best Plants winners use to become world class. Specifically, 49% of Best Implementing a kanban system with suppliers...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Make to Order Kanban
- Article asserts that most managers of non-repetitive shops look with envy on the ease of scheduling the repetitive shop with Kanbans. The benefits of Kanban pull systems in the repetitive shop have been significant and well-documented. The article describes the development of MTO KANBAN for a product and process Development...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Kanban Systems
- Kanban scheduling systems are among the most simple, effective and inexpensive means for manufacturing production and inventory control. Kanban scheduling in manufacturing works in the same way. The essential elements of a system are discussed in the article: stockpoints, withdrawal signal, immediate feedback, and frequent replenishment. Read on the article...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Analytical Performance Analysis of Kanban Systems Using a New Approximation for Fork/Join Stations
- In this paper, one proposes a new approximate approach for analyzing queuing models of single stage kanban systems. The approach is based on parametric decomposition technique and two moment approximations. The main building block of approach is a new two-moment approximation characterizing the performance of fork/join stations fed by general...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Constant Work-In-Process (CONWIP) vs Kanban
- Article states that Kanban control may not be the most efficient option for all types of lean manufacturing systems. The strategy involves the circulation of cards, the kanbans, between a machine and a downstream buffer to control production. This process ensures that parts are not made except in response to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Kanban - Pull Systems
- This article asserts that Kanban is a visual system of production control using returnable containers, cards or spaces to pull products from the producing workstation or supplier into the consuming workstation or business. Control inventory buffers and queue sizes through defined First- In-First-Out FIFO squares or lanes. The system is...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Module-Based Modeling of Flow-Type Multistage Manufacturing Systems Adopting Dual-Card Kanban System
- A systematic procedure of module-based modeling is designed and proposed to develop a simulation of any flow type multistage manufacturing system adopting especially the dual-card Kanban system. First, functional analysis is performed to present kanban flows exactly in the same fashion in a simulation model as they are actually appeared...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- Kanban Made Simple: Demystifying and Applying Toyota's Legendary Manufacturing Process
- John M. Gross and Kenneth R. McInnis, AMACOM, New York, NY, 2003. www.amacombooks.org Originally developed at Toyota, "kanban" applies Just-In-Time principles to each step in the manufacturing process, and has helped revolutionize how corporations and suppliers achieve maximum efficiency in getting products to and from the assembly line. This...
- Research articles 2003-06-22
- Understanding The Fundamentals Of Kanban And Conwip Pull Systems Using Simulation
- This paper presents an introductory overview and tutorial in simulation modeling and control of serial Kanban and CONWIP CONstant Work In Process pull systems using ARENA/SIMAN 3.5/4.0. Card level estimation is discussed for both types of pull systems, and a heuristic method to adjust card levels controlling system WIP (Work...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- An Approach And Interface For Building Generic Manufacturing Kanban-Systems Models
- The white paper asserts that simulation of manufacturing systems, historically the first major application area of discrete-event process simulation, is becoming a steadily more proactive and important strategy for achieving manufacturing efficiency. Concurrently, lean manufacturing has become a nearly essential corporate strategy to compete successfully in an increasingly austere and...
- White papers 2002-01-01
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