With kanban scheduling, key tasks traditionally performed by the materials department, such as placing orders, warehouse layout, and vendor selection and evaluation, need to be transferred to the shop ...

A Kanban board is another tool that helps teams visualize and manage their workflow. With a Kanban board, anyone can see what work is upcoming, which is in progress, and which work has been completed.

In Chapter 3 you gathered data on your process in preparation for this point. In this chapter we will use the data from Chapter 3 to "size the kanban." Or, in layman's terms, you will determine how ...