Talk:Kanban

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I believe Kanban method of ordering mechanism can help retail industry a lot. Since in retail, when the stocks move fast, there has to be focus on the ordering. Kanban acts like a trigger, or red alarm that stocks are are not there for customers.These might be built as Key performance indicators to ensure accountability.

Had to say it: this reminds me of the Game & Watch classic Mario's Cement Factory.. strange but tru! ;-)

Underlying a Kanban system is the need to predetermine how many increments are needed to satisfy the total demand. Also there may be a logical sequence to the order by which parts are maufactured. This schedule is released to the shop floor and the number are tickets are published and ordered. It is a mistake to believe that a Kanban system has no planning under it.

The system also works in a push environment where a limited raw material supply is available. The scheduler determines how to allocate the supply and again creates a schedule for production. Then the number of Kanban tickets are issued to reflect the number of increments for production and the order of parts made.

Martin Mirsky, CFPIM