KANBAN SYSTEM USED TO OPTIMIZE INVENTORY LEVELS

The Kanban System introduced in this paper was developed by the Vice-President of Toyota Motor Company, Mr. Taiiohi Ohnos. Kanban is the production control system that “pulls” production JIT allowing smaller stocks to be produced. Kanban is a method to control the material flow by a JIT production system by using cards to authorize a work station to transfer or produce materials.