2. What is Kanban?
Kanban, a Japanese word, literally meaning
“signboard” or “billboard”
Means of achieving JIT production
System of continuous supply of components &
parts
Enables workers to have
What they need
Where they need it, and
When they need it
3. What is Kanban?
Can be used by
ManufacturingOrganizations
Non Manufacturing Organizations
Kanban system can be implemented either
Manually or
Through oracle based applications, or
A hybrid of Oracle and Manual techniques
5. Starting with Kanban
Start with what you do know
Modify it slightly to implement pull
Use a transparent method for viewing work, and organising
the team
Limit WIP and pull work when the team has capacity
Evolve from there by recognising bottlenecks, waste and
variability that affect performance
Kanban will support the team’s journey of process Improvement
and will expose the best solution
6. Manual Kanban
Manual Information system to control
production, material transportation, and
inventory
A visual record is left at the site to achieve
replenishment
In the broad sense it is a communication
signal from a downstream process (customer)
to an upstream process
13. Kanban References:
Anderson, Kanban in Action:
http://www.agilemanagement.net/Articles/Weblog/KanbaninAction.ht
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Hiranabe, Kanban Applied to Software Development: from Agile to
Lean: http://www.infoq.com/articles/hiranabe-lean-agile-kanban
Ladas, Scrumban - Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software
Development: http://www.lulu.com/content/3864767
Ladas, Scrum-ban:
http://leansoftwareengineering.com/ksse/scrum-ban/
Belshee, Naked Planning, Kanban Simplified:
http://joearnold.com/2008/03/naked-planning-kanban-simplified/
Notas do Editor
Video for Manual Kanbanyahaanpedekhna
Speaker notes (refer to these for providing explanation)Production Kanban- authorizes production of goodsTransportation Kanban- authorizes transporting a fixed amount of product to downstreamKanban Square- its like an area marked to hold designated itemsMaterial kanban-used to order material in advance of a processSupplier Kanban- Rotates between the factory and suppliers