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noun
a method of inventory control, originally developed in Japanese automobile factories, that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins.
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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Kanban
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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 |
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