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This paper presents a three-level kanban approach implemented for existing machine cells of a production line in a Turkish tractor manufacturing company. The kanban system organizes the communication and material movement among manufacturing cells with cards and containers. Each container has a material holding capacity. On the other hand, there are different card types, such as movement, storage, and production. Each card type determines the next processing step for the materials inside a kanban container. The number of containers and kanban cards within the system determines not only the overall WIP (work-in-process) inventory level in the factory but also material stock levels at the local areas at the machines and other storage or production facilities. This paper presents a practical approach for the determination of the number of kanban cards and sizes of containers. The approach is explained with a practical application.
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Yurdakul, M., İç, Y.T., Gulsen, M. (2020). A Kanban Implementation Study in a Production Line. In: Mrugalska, B., Trzcielinski, S., Karwowski, W., Di Nicolantonio, M., Rossi, E. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1216. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51981-0_29
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