Flow

3 articles

• Kanban: From Production Signal to Corrupted Todo List3 min read

  Kanban, born at Toyota in the 1950s under the impetus of Taiichi Ohno, was not a visualization tool but a signal: literally a card or label that authorized production.

• Pull Flow vs One-Piece Flow: Two Complementary Levers3 min read

  Pull flow and one-piece flow are two fundamental Lean concepts often confused or used interchangeably.

• Muda, Muri, Mura: The Three Enemies of Flow3 min read

  The Toyota Production System identifies three sources of dysfunction, often referred to by their Japanese names: muda (waste), muri (overburden) and mura (unevenness).