1. Presented
by
Nasir Uddin Ahmed

2. CONTENTS
1. Definition of Kanban
2. Kanban in a nutshell
3. History of kanban
4. Types of Kanban
5. Why kanban
6. Kanban option
7. Kanban cards
8. Kanban system
9. How is kanban used

3. Kanban in a Nutshell
- It is a Japanese word (かんばん(看板) ,means
signboard or billboard.
- is a scheduling system for lean and just in time
production.
-is a pull based system.
-aims at minimising waste.
-tries to limit the work at any stage.

4.  Lean production: maximising customer value where as
minimising waste or creating more value for customers
with fewer resources.
 Just in time: produce only what is needed and when it
is needed.
Push method: a method in which production of the
item begins in advance of customer needs.
Pull method: a method in which customer demand
activates production of the service or item.

5. History of kanban
 developed by Taiichi Ohno at
Toyota in 1953
 designed after shelf-stocking
techniques used by
supermarkets
 replenishment occured based
on market condition
 Use of visual signals was
essential to the system.

6. Types of kanban
 Raw Material Kanban: tells suppliers when to send how
much of a particular item to a particular place.
 In Process Kanban: determines the amount of work-in-
progress that can be kept between any two operations in a
process.
 Finished Goods Kanban: determines the amount of a
product to be kept on hand at any given time. Removal of
material from the finished goods kanban acts as a signal for
more of that product to be manufactured.

7. Why Kanban
 It helps in visualsing the system and expose problems
 It allows us to evaluate the impacts of process changes
 It is a simple and understandable process
 Avoids overproduction
 Control can be maintained
 Reduces cost of keeping inventory
 Minimising the waste
 Improves workflow

8. Kinds of waste
• Damage,wastage, loss, unnecessary
expenditure, unnecessary effortMuda
• Imbalance, fluctuation,
irregularity, deviationMura
• Overload, overburden, congestion,
perversityMuri

9. Kanban Option
 No cards
-visual ( Tape on floor)
-two or three bin system
-supplier containers
-painted floors eg. Squares, circle
 Card Systems
-electronic kanban (fax or E-mails)
-kanban boards
-warehouse
-containers
-supplier boxes

10. Kanban cards
The kanban card is a
message that signals
depletion of product
parts or inventory.
- Demand for more
production is signaled by
kanban card.
- It creats demand driven
system

11. Example of kanban cards

12. Kanban System

13. How is Kanban used