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Kanban

Kanban Overview

In this mod­ule you’ll learn what kan­ban are and how they can be used to con­trol the pro­duc­tion and move­ment with­in any facil­i­ty. You’ll also learn what many of the most com­mon kan­ban sys­tems are includ­ing the sim­ple, but pow­er­ful, 2 bin kan­ban system.

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Kanban Overview

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2 Card Kanban Calculations

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Kanban in Batch Production

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Calculating Signal Kanban Quantities

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The 6 Kanban Prerequisites

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The 6 Golden Rules of Kanban

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One-Piece Flow Simulation

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Next Video 2 Card Kanban System 

You will learn how the pop­u­lar 2 card kan­ban sys­tem oper­ates through a detailed sim­u­la­tion where you will watch pro­duc­tion and with­draw­al kan­ban flow through a mixed mod­el pro­duc­tion process. Not to be con­fused with the 2 bin sys­tem, the 2 card sys­tem is pow­er­ful and, used prop­er­ly, will change the way your fac­to­ry operates.