Applications of Single-Card and Dual-Card Kanban
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Interfaces
- Vol. 13 (4) , 56-67
- https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.13.4.56
Abstract
Kanban is a Japanese technique for requesting more manufacturing materials on an as-needed basis by issuing a Kanban (card), plus an empty container. Kanban is a pull system of replenishment, as opposed to the push system that governs schedule-based systems like material requirements planning (MRP). Toyota's dual-card Kanban technique, with a productivity-improvement feature, is contrasted with a less-potent and simpler technique employing a single Kanban. Kanban techniques are also compared with MRP, reorder point, and continuous replenishment techniques.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: