kanban

kanban
noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese, sign, placard; from the cards used on assembly lines to signal that parts are needed Date: 1977 just-in-time

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  • kanban — [ kanban] noun a Japanese manufacturing system in which the supply of components is regulated by way of an instruction card sent along the production line. Origin 1970s: Japanese, lit. billboard, sign …   English new terms dictionary

  • kanban — [kän′bän΄] n. [Jpn, sign, card < Chin: with reference to the sign a worker displays at a workstation when a supply of parts is about to run out] a method or system of arranging to have parts, raw materials, etc. delivered just as they are… …   English World dictionary

  • Kanban — Materialbegleitkarte im Bergbau Kanban (jap. 看板, dt. „Karte“, „Tafel“, „Beleg“) ist eine Methode der Produktionsablaufsteuerung. Das auch Hol oder Zurufprinzip genannte Pull Prinzip orientiert sich ausschließlich am tatsächlichen Verbrauch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kanban — El Kanban (del japonés: kanban, usualmente escrito en kanji 看板 y también en katakana カンバン, donde kan, 看 カン, significa visual, y ban, 板 バン, significa tarjeta o tablero ) es un sistema de información que controla de modo armónico la fabricación de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Kanban — Le KANBAN est un mécanisme permettant d asservir la production ou l approvisionnement d un composant à la consommation qui en est faite. Le support de l ordre de reconstitution est une étiquette accrochée à chaque lot qui est produit ou… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kanban — A specific type of inventory control system. The kanban system is based upon a series of colored cards. These cards denote such factors as quantity, the type of part and the manufacturer. A card is placed in the bin or other container with each… …   Investment dictionary

  • kanban — A Japanese method of controlling the movement of materials through a just in time system. Literally meaning visual record , kanban cards provide authority for a work station to produce or to transfer materials …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • kanban — The Japanese term for ticket or card. Kanban denotes an operating methodology used to coordinate activity and inventory movements in the context of *just in time production processes …   Auditor's dictionary

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