The Function of Production Management Kanban

Increased transparency: The Production Management Kanban provides teams with real-time information so that everyone is aware of the status of the production process. This helps eliminate information asymmetries and promotes better communication and collaboration.

Optimize the production plan: The Kanban shows the production plan, tasks and deadlines, making the production plan more clear and easy to implement. Teams can stay informed on what needs to be done next to meet customer needs.

Reduce inventory and waste: By monitoring inventory levels in real time, the Production Management Kanban can help teams avoid excessive inventory of raw materials or work-in-process, reducing costs and waste.

Quickly identify problems: Kanban can highlight problems in production, such as production interruptions, equipment failures, or quality issues. This helps the team take swift steps to reduce production disruptions.

Drive improvement: The production management board can also include improvement suggestions, encouraging employees to propose and discuss methods of continuous improvement to improve production efficiency and quality.

Kanban is information indicating operations

This is the most basic function of Kanban. Such as what goods to pick up, how much to pick up, when to where to pick up goods and how to carry them, etc., these information are clearly indicated on the Kanban. As long as the workers in each process see the Kanban, their production quantity, time, method, sequence, handling time, and handling objects will be completely clear. Therefore, Kanban is like a nerve on the production line, transmitting takeover and production instructions, controlling excess production and excess reserves. Kanban plays an important role in accelerating capital turnover and reducing costs.

Kanban is"Visual management"Tools for

Since the Kanban must be moved with the object at all times, it can control overmanufacture, indicate production sequencing and simplify site management procedures. Persistence in this way makes visual management possible. For example, the name, output, production time and method, delivery place and quantity of parts are indicated on the Kanban, so that the production site personnel can independently judge and deal with problems at a glance. At the same time, it is also convenient for managers to grasp the production capacity of the process, inventory status and personnel arrangements, so as to improve the level of operation and management.

Kanban is a means of improving management

In the case of using the Kanban, if a certain process equipment fails and a defective product is produced, according to one of the application rules of the Kanban:"Do not send defective products to the post-process",If the needs of the post-process are not met, the whole line will be shut down, so that the problem can be exposed immediately, and improvement measures can be taken to solve the problem quickly. In this way, not only the problem is solved, but also the production line's"Physique"Continuous enhancement has brought about an increase in productivity. The goal of lean production method is to achieve the final"Zero stock",Kanban, on the other hand, provides a tool to move in that direction.

Production and Delivery Work Orders

Production and delivery work orders are the most basic functions of Kanban. The production orders formulated by the production management department of the company's headquarters based on market forecasts and orders are only placed on the general assembly line, and the production of each pre-process is carried out according to Kanban. The Kanban records the quantity, time, destination, placement place, handling tools and other information of production and transportation, which are traced back from the assembly process to the previous process one by one. Take off the Kanban on the parts used in the assembly line, and then go to the previous process to get it. The former process only produces the amount taken away by these Kanban boards, and the "post-process collection" and "timely and appropriate production" are realized through these Kanban boards.

Preventing over-production and over-delivery

Kanban must be used in accordance with the established rules of use. One of the rules is: "No Kanban can not be produced, nor can it be transported." According to this rule, if each process does not have Kanban, neither production nor transportation will be carried out; If the number of Kanban is reduced, the production volume will also decrease accordingly. Because the Kanban marked only the necessary amount, the use of Kanban can automatically prevent excessive production and excessive delivery.

Active Alarm and Early Warning

Workshop production billboards can detect potential risks in a timely manner and provide early warning notifications combined with enterprise location-aware technology data by correctly setting monitoring standards and abnormal alarm mechanisms, which can help avoid losses and production interruptions, and improve production safety and stability.