Kanban

Kanban - 2-Day Workshop Overview

Kanban workshop is designed to enable Value Stream members to set up a complete pull system within their Value Stream. Kanbans are the cards or "visual" signal parts of the system, while Supermarkets are the physical storage locations for specifically sized quantities of materials. Kanbans and Supermarkets work together to establish and maintain a true pull all the way from the customer back through the producer to the supplier(s).

Learning Objectives

• Where to locate Supermarkets in your Value Stream


• How to design Kanban cards (Production and Withdrawal Kanbans)


• Operating with the 7 Rules of Kanban


• Water Spider routes and frequencies


• Using a Heijunka Box for load leveling

Program Agenda

Kanban - Day 1

• Review One-Piece Flow Cells and Process flow in a Cell


• Locating Cells in your Value Stream


• How Supermarkets work


• Locating Supermarkets and Sizing Supermarkets in your Value Stream


• Types of Kanbans - Visual Kanbans, Withdrawal Kanbans, Production Kanbans, Supplier Kanbans


• How to construct a Kanban Card


• Constructing Kanbans for your Value Stream

Kanban - Day 2

• The 7 Rules of Kanban


• Applying the Kanban Rules to your Value Stream


• Water Spiders - Milk Run Routes, Milk Run Frequencies, Materials Handling Systems (review)


• Load Leveling with the Heijunka Box


• Implementing Heijunka in your Value Stream

Who Should Attend?

This Kanban workshop is for those individuals whose task is to design, lead, and work in a Value Stream.
These could be:

• Operational Leaders


• Value Stream Managers


• Operations Associates


• Maintenance Personnel


• Engineers


• Trainers