Kanban & Supermarket Pull Scheduling Systems

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Pull Scheduling via Kanbans & Supermarkets is an entire system whereby the Customer determines what gets made next and when it gets made. There is no Shop Floor Execution System, as is typically required by MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) & ERP (Enterprise Requirements Planning) “push” scheduling systems. There is no need for a forecast, a shop floor schedule, or for a computer to generate these. There is no need for the infamous morning review meeting, where schedules are reset based on changes from the day before. Instead Supermarkets, Kanbans, Heijunka Boxes, and FIFO Lanes schedule and sequence production based on actual customer demand. As a result, there is far less WIP Inventory and far less Finished Goods Inventory (FGI), and also far less Raw Materials Inventory (RMI) required to conduct the business.

Learning Objectives:

  1. What is a Kanban?
  2. How Kanbans work.
  3. What is a Supermarket?
  4. How Supermarkets work in conjunction with Withdrawal Kanban Cards and Production Kanban Cards
  5. Calculating Kanban quantities and the # of Kanban cards required for each part.
  6. Where to position Supermarkets.
  7. Who owns each Supermarket.
  8. What is a Heijunka Box?
  9. How Heijunka Boxes work and where to put them.
  10. What is a FIFO Lane?
  11. How FIFO Lanes work & where to position them.

Duration: 2 days

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