Kanban is a Japanese word, and the methodology it describes was conceived by Toyota for its production floor. Its origins are in manufacturing, but it has since been adopted in software development ...

JP Patil is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Digite, where he focuses on trying to understand how people work and how to help them get things done faster and with higher quality. There has been a ...

The Kanban system, originating from Toyota Production System, is a visual methodology designed to manage and optimize production workflows in manufacturing. It operates on a "pull" principle, where ...

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Three problem areas exist in designing and implementing a kanban controlled JIT system: the identification of flow lines problem, the flow line loading problem and the operational control problem.

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For those unfamiliar with the term, Kanban refers to a methodology pioneered at Toyota that influenced the development of just-in-time inventory management and the approach to continuous improvement.