Meaning of kanban | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of kanban.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
2. A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
   countable
3. A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.
   countable, uncountable
4. A system to manage, visualise, and improve work across teams, often as part of an agile methodology.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The sub-assembly line assembles A. It goes to processing line 1 to withdraw part a, and for this purpose it must take the sub-assembly kanban (called withdrawal kanban). It goes to store a, withdraws boxes in the required quantity and removes those kanban (called in-process kanban or production-ordering kanban) that are attached to the boxes.”

“However, since so many Japanese industries have adopted Kanban, this problem is diminishing.”

“kanban board”

“The first thing that often differentiates a daily standup in a kanban team from other standup meetings is that a kanban team tends to focus on the work on the board rather than on the individual people in the team.”

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