CASE STUDY: Penn State student applies ISE skills as football team's equipment manager
Solutions in practice
By Raj Sanne and Sudarsan Raghavan
A kanban system for high-mix, low-volume environment
Kanban can be defined as a visual signal system sent to deliver or make parts
as required by end users. It is a replenishment system for both production and
manufacturing internally to enable tracking inventory based on pull production.
It is one of the cornerstones of Toyota and lean manufacturing systems using
principles of a pull system and visual control to manage inventory systems. Its
focus also is on making defect-free parts, a two-bin system, simple communication
and standardized handling processes.
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