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Examples of KANBAN cards

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This card shows:

  • the production line (on the top);
  • the shape linked to the reference;
  • the quantity per Kanban card;
  • the reference and the designation of the part.

This card would be more readable if the reference of the product to be produced was on a white background.

This card shows:

  • the production area (on the top);
  • the 2 shapes linked to the reference;
  • the reference of the main sub-assembly to use (reference: "58399435") and where it is produced ("LP2");
  • the reference of the part to produce (reference: "88141405") and its production line ("BTM");
  • the visual description of the part (just below the reference: "Longueur balai : 450", i.e. "blade lengh: 450").

This card would be more readable if the reference of the product to be produced was on a white background.

In this example, the Kanban controls a flow with 2 steps of production (multi-process KANBAN). This card shows:

  • the production area (on the top);
  • the 2 shapes linked to the reference to produce;
  • the reference of the main sub-assembly to use (reference: "58399705") and where it is produced ("LP2");
  • the reference of the intermediate state of the transformation (reference: "58399707") and where it is produced ("MR");
  • the reference of the part to produce (reference: "88067804") and its production line;
  • the visual description of it just below the reference ("Longueur balai : 600", i.e. "blade lengh: 600").

Complicated shapes like the one shown on the right is not recommended, it is better to use 2 simple shapes. The goal is to be able to distinguish in a second 2 references without a visual effort.

Why large cards? The lost of cards is inevitable if they are small or if their location on products or their packaging is unsuitable

KANBAN Card printing tools Simple tools based on Excel able to print KANBAN cards and related Storage cards

Auditing a KANBAN area A "walking audit movie" of a KANBAN area using large cards with icons and colors.

Card Using large Kanban cards is the most effective solution to ensure that your system will continue working after a few months.

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