U² Unternehmensberatung & Umsetzungsunterstützung GmbH

• Company
• Consulting
  • LEAN Production
    • 5S
    • CIP Production
    • Layout Planning
    • Shopfloor Management
    • VSA^plus Production
    • Time Management^plus
  • LEAN Machine & Plant
    • EOP^plus
    • SMED
    • TPM
  • LEAN Controlling & Logistic
    • Kanban
    • Storage Management
    • Supermarket / Warehousing
    • Internal Transport Management
    • External Transport Management
  • LEAN Quality
    • Six Sigma
    • FMEA
  • LEAN Administration
    • 5S
    • CIP Administration
    • VSA^plus Administration
  • LEAN Purchasing
    • Purchasing Excellence
    • Analysis of Buy Part Prices
    • Supplier Cooperation Projects
  • LEAN Development
    • VSA^plus Development
  • LEAN Product
    • Value Analysis^plus
  • LEAN Project Management
    • PMT^plus
  • LEAN Energy & Resources
    • VSA^plus Energy & Resources
  • LEAN Potential Analysis
    • QuickCheck^plus
  • Interim Management
• Competence

Kanban

Kanban is an uncomplicated method to set up demand-oriented flow of material, ensuring that production or delivery only takes place if subsequent process’ demand exist. Sources of information (triggers of production) are either cards, containers or signals. The amount of Kanbans is determined to avoid missing parts and capping inventory at the lowest possible levels. Depending on the process-requirement either transport- production- or supplier-kanban is used. The objective of Kanban is to reduce throughput- and reaction times which increases delivery capability - and in the end - customer satisfaction. Kanban also reduces complexity in control mechanisms drastically and therefore relieves indirect organizational areas. This results in a self controlling system with optimal flow of material.

Content/Structure

• Training of participants including practical exercises. Target group: production planning and control, production and logistics
• Check of process/part compatibility to Kanban
• Definition of implementation area
• Dimensioning of Kanban
• Structuring Kanban-Layout and Kanban-workplaces
• Optimization of lotsizes, setup times, material flow, throuput time and replenishment time in Kanban-Cycles
• Development of disposition strategies
• Inclusion of suppliers and customers into Kanban-Cycles
• Possible integration of IT (e-Kanban, PPS, SAP, etc.)
• Implementation of supermarkets
• Implementation of visualization concepts
• Implementation support
• Organisation of Kanban expedients z.B. cards, boards, containers, shelves

What do you get on top of this?

• By illustrating the chain of processes using value stream analysis we enable an optimal process view
• SMED workshops accent our operative spirit additionally. By optimizing lot sizes, reducing setup times and throughput times we achieve further effects such as reduced overall inventory and lower capital lockup.
• Our partner, V2 Advanced Engineering & Sales GmbH, provides Kanban Kits on a short term basis.