Card-Based Control Systems for a Lean Work Design: The Fundamentals of Kanban, Conwip, Polca, and Cobacabana

by Matthias Thurer, Charles Protzman, Mark Stevenson

Many shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as kanban and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Although these systems provide a simple and highly effective visual approach for controlling manufacturing and service operations, all too many shops struggle with failed implementations or achieve results that fall below expectations. These outcomes can be attributed to a poor fit between the actual control...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498746942
• ISBN13: 9781498746946
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"