Kanban Made Simple: Demystifying and Applying Toyotas Legendary Manufacturing Process - page 1
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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Kanban Made Simple - Demystifying and Applying Toyota s Legendary Manufacturing Process
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Kanban
- What Is Kanban
- Why Implement Kanban Scheduling
- Kanban Implementation Process
- It Takes a Team to Be Successful
- Do You Need a Consultant?
- Choosing the Target Process or Department
- Keys to Successful Implementation of Kanban
- Using the Workbook as a Guide
- What s in the Appendixes
- Summary
- Notes
- Chapter 2: Forming Your Kanban Team
- How Should I Select the Team?
- Appoint a Project Leader to Guide the Team
- Set Up Team Rules and Develop Group Process
- Develop a Plan for Implementing the Kanban
- Make Sure the Team Gets Training
- Provide the Team with Management Support
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Conduct Data Collection
- Gather Data
- Document Your Findings
- Analyze the Data
- Two Examples
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Size the Kanban
- Determining the Replenishment Cycle
- Implications of Scrap, Unplanned Downtime, and Changeover Times on Replenishment Intervals
- Calculating the Buffer
- Calculating the Number of Kanban Containers
- Perform a Reality Check
- An Alternate Method for Sizing Your Kanban
- Supplier Kanbans
- Finished Goods Kanbans
- Calculating the Benefits of Proposed Kanban
- What About Economic Order Quantities vs. the Calculated Kanban Quantity?
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Developing a Kanban Design
- Team Activity
- Develop a Concept That Works for Your Organizational Culture
- Kanban Cards
- Are There More Options Than Just Kanban Cards?
- Determining Schedule Signal Logistics
- Develop Rules for the Kanban
- Create a Visual Management Plan
- Develop an Implementation Schedule
- Coordinate the Kanban Plan
- Identify Who Needs Training
- Develop a Transition Plan
- Special Cases
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Training
- Developing Your Training Material
- Serving as a Coach and Mentor
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Initial Startup and Common Pitfalls
- Confirm That the Design Is Implemented
- Confirm That Training Is Completed
- Check the Inventories
- Nothing Is Ever Perfect So Don t Wait - Just Do It
- Startup Issues
- Using the Workbook
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Auditing the Kanban
- Formalizing the Audit Process
- Auditing the Kanban
- Finding the Problem
- Assess the Impact of Changing Requirements on the Kanban
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