Kanban isn’t always the right answer or even possible. But when it is and makes sense here’s what to do; a simple kanban implementation plan:
- Customer requirements: ABC analysis, demand segmentation & linearity
- People: involvement, training
- Process: observation, mapping, layout, changeover, run size, OEE, process linearity
- Kanban: one card, two card
- Materials handling, buffer stock location, organization
- Container: sizing, selection or design
- Visual design: card or container labels
- Kanban math
- Control system: recalculate # of cards, missing cards
- Design documentation