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kanban definition

kan·ban (kän′bän′)

noun

a method or system of arranging to have parts, raw materials, etc. delivered just as they are needed in the manufacturing process

Etymology: Jpn, sign, card < Chin: with reference to the sign a worker displays at a workstation when a supply of parts is about to run out

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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