Visual interactive simulation shows how to use the Kanban method in small business

Visual interactive simulation shows how to use the Kanban method in small business

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Article ID: iaor1992504
Country: United States
Volume: 21
Issue: 5
Start Page Number: 22
End Page Number: 23
Publication Date: Sep 1991
Journal: Interfaces
Authors: ,
Keywords: scheduling, inventory
Abstract:

Visual simulation was used to show the managers of a small clothing plant how the Kanban method could help them, to persuade them to accept it, and to support its implementation. A nonvisual simulation on a minicomputer did not convince managers that the potential benefits of the Kanban method could be obtained in the shop. A series of three visual simulations on microcomputers effectively demonstrated the method and its performance advantages. Managers better understood the nature of the model and its workings. As a result, a pilot project was set up, leading in turn to the adoption of the method in the plant.

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