Overview of Kanban systems

An overview of design and operational issues of kanban systems

We present a literature review and classi® cation of techniques to determine both the design parameters and kanban sequences for just-in-time manufacturing systems. We summarize the model structures, decision variables, performance measures and assumptions in a tabular format. It is important to state that there is a signi® cant relationship between the design parameters, such as the number of ...

Models of Heijunka-levelled Kanban-systems

Heijunka is a key-element of the Toyota production system. It is used to level the release of production kanbans in order to achieve an even production program over all possible types of products thus reducing or eliminating the bullwhip effect. In this paper the dependencies between the parameters of the levelling process and the requirements in finished goods stocks are derived, resulting in ...

Optimization of kanban-based manufacturing systems

We develop and analyze an algorithm to maximize the throughput of a serial kanbanbased manufacturing system with arbitrary arrival and service process distributions by adjusting the number of kanban allocated to each production stage while maintaining the total work-in-process inventory at any desired level. The optimality properties of the algorithm are proved under a necessary and sufficient ...

Kanban + X: Leveraging Kanban for Focused Improvements

Agile Development is used for many problems, often with different priorities and challenges. However, generalized engineering methodologies often overlook the particularities of a project. To solve this problem, we have looked at ways engineers have modified development methodologies for a particular focus, and created a generalized framework for leveraging Kanban towards focused improvements. ...

An adaptive approach to controlling kanban systems