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Takt Time in Manufacturing

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Share One of the tenets of lean manufacturing is that goods should flow like water through production. That flow is smoothed by determining the takt time and configuring manufacturing to achieve it. This blog explains takt time in manufacturing.

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Kanban Systems in Manufacturing

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For situations where a linked production line is impractical, a kanban system can achieve the same or greater benefits, and at less cost. This blog explains kanban in manufacturing. Kanban is one of the most important tools in Lean manufacturing. What is a kanban system?

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Push vs. Pull Systems in Manufacturing

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Share Some manufacturing businesses make for stock, others make to order, and a number do a little of both. The first two are considered “push” and “pullmanufacturing respectively, while the third is a hybrid approach. Pull systems often use simple visual signals to request production from an upstream operation.