IT stands for Just In Time. What does that mean? Today we call it Lean Manufacturing. Just In Time means producing to customer demand using a pull process. When a customer places an order, you start to build. To do this you need short lead times, perfect quality, and low inventory. Just In Time or […]
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Kanban is a Japanese word that means a signboard, or in other words, a signal to do work. If you are familiar with project management, you’ve probably seen a Kanban style task list where everything is organized under different categories. This is not exactly a Kanban. A Kanban is a signal between two work areas, […]