Description of a supermarket pull system that utilizes kanban cards and a specified material delivery route system.

1. SUPERMARKET DELIVERY SYSTEM By: Matt Wrye Beyond Lean Product min Work Area Product in IPK Product min Work Area P01 P01 P01 P02 P02 P02 P03 P04 P04 P02 P02 P01 2 of 3 XE-90 P02 1 of 3 XE-90 & INSIGHT P03 P03 1 of 1 Coil P04 1 of 2 Coil

5. Tub of material stored at the line ready to be used. Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

6. Tub with line dedicated Kanban card moves to assembly to be used Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

7. When the tub is empty the line material handler takes the Kanban card from the “Kanban Empty” bin in the operator station to the scanner station, scans the card and places it in “Kanban Ordered” bin The empty tub is returned to component manufacturer Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

8. When the Kanban card is scanned a signal is sent to the Supermarket ordering another tub of parts Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

9. When the trigger level is reached in the Supermarket a job is kicked off electronically in component manufacturer Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

10. When the component manufacturer finishes a job a white Kanban Ticket is added to the tub and the tub is moved to the Supermarket to be stored Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

11. Supermarket attendant pulls orders from the shelves and puts the tub on the pallet for the line that ordered it Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

12. Every 2 hours a material handler delivers the pallet from the Supermarket to the line Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

13. Line material handler matches P/N on white Kanban card with P/N on green Kanban card . If they match the white Kanban card is thrown away and the green Kanban card is placed on the tub Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

14. The line material handler then moves the tub with the green Kanban card to the line storage shelves Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet

15. Tub of material stored at the line ready to be used. Assembly Line Storage Supermarket Component Mfg Scanner Station Line Incoming Line Pallet