kanban
/ˈkanban/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "The sub-assembly line assembles A. It goes to processing line 1 to withdraw part a, and for this purpose it must take the sub-assembly kanban (called withdrawal kanban). It goes to store a, withdraws boxes in the required quantity and removes those kanban (called in-process kanban or production-ordering kanban) that are attached to the boxes."
- "However, since so many Japanese industries have adopted Kanban, this problem is diminishing."
- "kanban board"
- "The first thing that often differentiates a daily standup in a kanban team from other standup meetings is that a kanban team tends to focus on the work on the board rather than on the individual people in the team."
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