The Kanban system is a Japanese production system that uses visual signals like cards and containers to control the flow of parts between workstations. Only the necessary components are delivered from suppliers to the production line as needed to avoid excess storage. Each workstation only produces enough parts to fill an empty container before stopping in order to limit inventory levels in the process.

1. Kanban

2. THE KANBAN
• The Japanese refer to Kanban as a simple parts-movement
system that depends on visual controls & cards and
boxes/containers to take parts from one work station to another
on a production line. Kanban stands for Kan- card, Ban- signal.

3. THE KANBAN
• The essence of the Kanban concept is that a supplier or the
warehouse should only deliver components to the production line
as and when they are needed , so that there is no storage in
the production area.

4. THE KANBAN
• Within this system, workstations located along production lines
only produce/deliver desired components when they receive a
card and an empty container, indicating that more parts will be
needed in production.

5. THE KANBAN
• In case of line interruptions, each work-station will only produce enough
components to fill the container and then stop.
• In addition, Kanban limits the amount of inventory in the process by
acting as an authorization to produce more inventory. Since Kanban is
a chain process in which orders flow from one process to another, the
production or delivery of components are pulled to the production line.
In contrast to the traditional forecast oriented method where parts are
pushed to the line .

6. Advantages Of The Kanban
Process
1 A simple and understandable process
2 Provides quick and precise information
3 Low costs associated with the transfer of information
4 Provides quick response to changes
5 Limit of over-capacity in processes
6 Avoids overproduction
7 Minimizes waste
8 Control can be maintained
9 Delegates responsibility to line workers