Part Supply and Kanban

Kan­ban is a sub­sys­tem of JIT that reduces muda. See how parts and com­po­nents flow smooth­ly through­out the pro­duc­tion floor with this sys­tem, pre­vent­ing oper­a­tors from engag­ing in activ­i­ties that are con­sid­ered muda so they can con­cen­trate on pro­vid­ing value.

• 0:09 – Intro­duc­tion to the kan­ban system
• 0:53 – The func­tion of the Mizusumashi
• 1:59 – How the kan­ban sys­tem works
• 2:20 – The anato­my of a kan­ban and the process it promotes
• 3:48 – The many ben­e­fits of the kan­ban system