The Art of Kanban - Creative Safety Supply April 2014 | Page 8

The Art of Kanban
need them. As a fact, you should have them “just in time” to meet your
production needs.

By using these methods there will be enough time to refill one bin before the
previous bin is completely empty so there is never a lag in materials. It
becomes a cycle of refilling stock just in time without too much extra
inventory, or a lack thereof. Some factories keep an extra bin for fluctuations
in supply, however with properly managed calculations there is little need for
the extra bin.

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