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Kanban Architecture
Kanban is a stock control system introduced to significantly reduce aged stock and operate stock levels to customer demand.
FIRA can offer expert advice on how to implement a Kanban Control system which can eliminate problems faced in stock control and increase your inventory turns.
What is Kanban?
• Visual method of pulling material through the production process
• Kanban literally translated means ‘visible record’ a signboard or cards.
• Production personnel from the following process go to collect parts from the previous process, leaving a kanban signal signifying the delivery of a given quantity of a specific part.
Why Kanban
• Process by which you replace the exact amount of product your customer PULLS
• Enables you to possess ONLY the material needed by your customer
• Eliminates over stocking and increases inventory turns
• Money is not tied up in inventory.
Benefits of Kanban Systems
• Visual Scheduling
• Improved Inventory Control
• Increased Inventory Turns
• Lower Inventory £’s
• Improved Orderliness on the factory floor
• Reduce wasted time looking for material
• Reduce lead time
• Pull system
• Real time scheduling
• Process Ownership
• The next process is the customer
• Reduce wasted floor space
• Supplier control
• No over production - Source of 7 wastes
Click here to view examples of Kanban in audited companies.
For expert advice and to find out how FIRA can help you implement a Kanban Control System, please contact Bruce Lovell on 01438 777700 or email blovell@fira.co.uk
