Also known as a Heijunka Board, Lean Schedule Box, or a Post Office Box A Heijunka Box is a physical device used to level the flow of work volumeand variety mix. (Contrast this with thePitch Boardor Priority Board, which level work volume only) A Heijunka box is usually a mailbox-look...
I will talk in more details about how to do leveling – and more importantly how NOT to do leveling – in the subsequent posts. In any case, I hope you enjoyed this post, and I would love to hear from you. Nowgo out and organize your industry! Overview of Posts in this Series abou...
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you break your daily production quantity in lots as small as feasible and distribute these lots evenly throughout the day. This underlying idea is actually pretty good and solid. It is also the basis for the one-piece flow I will talk about in the next post. ...