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noun
a just-in-time method of inventory control, originally developed in Japanese automobile factories.
Origin:
< Japanese kamban literally, ‘signboard, shopkeeper's in-business sign', probably alluding to the shop or tavern keeper's final call for orders before taking the sign down, hence 'last-minute, just in time' in the context of inventory control < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese kàn ‘look’ + bǎn ‘printing block’
< Japanese kamban literally, ‘signboard, shopkeeper's in-business sign', probably alluding to the shop or tavern keeper's final call for orders before taking the sign down, hence 'last-minute, just in time' in the context of inventory control < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese kàn ‘look’ + bǎn ‘printing block’
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| —n | |
| 1. | a just-in-time manufacturing process in which the movements of materials through a process are recorded on specially designed cards |
| 2. | any of the cards used for ordering materials in such a system |
| [literally: advertisement hoarding] | |
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| Main Entry: | kanban |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in manufacturing, a written set of specifications and requirements for production of a commodity and inventory control of the components needed; a manufacturing system or assembly line using such written specifications; also called just-in-time |
| Etymology: | Japanese 'sign, poster' |
| Usage: | Japanese |
Example sentences
They established the kanban system, in which parts and supplies are ordered as they are being used.
Kanban supermarkets were identified, implemented and monitored.
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