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Pulling the Value Streams of a Virtual Enterprise with a Web-based Kanban System

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Collaborative Design and Planning for Digital Manufacturing

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A Kanban system is one of the major enablers of lean manufacturing implementation. With the aid of information technologies, web-based Kanban systems inherit the benefits of using physical Kanban cards and meanwhile eliminate several limitations such as the scope and distance of applied areas, amount and types of information contents, real-time tracking and monitoring, and flexibility for adjustments. With the enhanced functionality, the Kanban system is no longer merely for shop floor control. The web-based Kanban system is ready to bring the “pull” concept into a distributed manufacturing environment to make a virtual enterprise. This chapter presents the functionality requirements and available solutions of web-based Kanban systems. The applications of a web-based Kanban system in various environments, from manufacturing cells to virtual enterprises, are explored. A web-based Kanban system provides great visibility of the production flows in an enterprise system. It can deliver a clearer picture of the up-to-date status of the system as well as the dynamics over time. Using the enhanced information, decision makers will be able to plan and manage production flows of a virtual enterprise more effectively.

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Wan, Hd., Shukla, S., Chen, F. (2009). Pulling the Value Streams of a Virtual Enterprise with a Web-based Kanban System. In: Wang, L., Nee, A. (eds) Collaborative Design and Planning for Digital Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-287-0_13

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