In Custom Kanban: Designing the System to Meet the Needs of Your Environment, Raymond Louis helps you to develop and implement a correct and successful kanban system by selecting appropriate kanban techniques based on the specific environmental factors and needs of your company.
This compelling book :
· Fully details each respective kanban technique and includes a description of the environment it is intended to serve. You then select the technique for consideration if the environment described matches your own environment.
· Explains more than 20 design options and associated replenishment techniques so that you can custom fit your kanban system.
· Is the only text that thoroughly deals with both the design and implementation of a kanban system -- all in a single source.
This book will provide you with design options and implementation methods so that you can create and apply your own unique -- and successful -- kanban system.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1 : Kanban Design and Implementation Overview
Chapter 2 : Final Product Build Strategy
Chapter 3 : Kanban Lot Size Calculation
Chapter 4 : Kanban Containers, Triggering, and Maintenance
Chapter 5 : Receiving, Inspection, Shipping, Material Handling
Chapter 6 : Operating Kanban in A Manufacturing Environment
Chapter 7 : Supply Base Kanban Integration
Chapter 8 : Kanban Implementation
Appendix A : Final Assembly Planning
Appendix B : Calculating Kanban Lot Sizes
Appendix C : Kanban Containers, Triggering, and Maintenance
Appendix D : Company-Owned Distribution Typical Issues and Solutions
Appendix E : Kanban System Design Worksheets
Index
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