In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss Kanban and how it might be applied to a job shop to help manage allocation of man power and enhance flow and machine uptime

Other topics discussed:- How kanban saved Austere MFG $100K6 rules of Kanban from TPS1- Later process picks up the number of items indicated by kanban at the earlier process - Provides Pick-up or transport info2- Earlier process produces items in the quantity and sequence incdicated by the kanban - Provides production info3- No items are made or transported without a kanban - Prevents overproduction and excessive transport4- Always attach a kanban to the goods. - serves as a work order attached to goods5- Defective products are not sent on to the subsequent process. the result is 100% defect-free goods - Prevents defective products by identifying the process making the defectives6- Reduceing the number of kanban increases their sensitivity - reveals existing problems and maintains inventory controlPlease follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalciIn this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses.Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback!If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfgIf you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a