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Kanban, may the force be with you

Let's take a closer look at one of the techniques of Lean Visual Management: the Kanban. Kanban is one of the key elements of Just-In-time (JIT) in the Toyota Production System (TPS). Designed by Taiichi Ohno in the 1950s (please read Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management), Kanban aims to achieve the ideal of one-piece flow, pulled … Continue reading Kanban, may the force be with you →

Florence glossary Leave a comment 27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020 9 Minutes

What is a work standard?

In Lean management, a standard is a document that describes the best known way today to do a task within a given team. Writing work standards is not a waste of time because standards are benchmarks on the work that we know how to do. They indicate how to make an operation with the least … Continue reading What is a work standard? →

Florence glossary Leave a comment 23 Mar 202024 Mar 2020 3 Minutes
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