Production Kanban
Flow
Production Kanban
Kanban authorizing an upstream process to produce a specified quantity to replenish what was consumed.
Examples
- 01When a box of hinges is taken from the supermarket, its production kanban goes back to the press, which makes exactly one more box.
- 02At the gemba, the team checks the production kanban post to see whether cards are waiting too long before production starts.
- 03Reducing production kanban cards from 12 to 8 lowers WIP, and the team monitors lead time and stockouts for a month.