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Passing
the quality test
The industry is becoming aware of the various tools to address
issues of productivity, costs, quality, efficiency, etc. Reena
Mital, Sudha Swaminathan find out how best the sector is using
such tools.
Kanban
- An Integrated JIT System
Most Japanese manufacturing companies view the making of a
product as continuous - from design, manufacture, and distribution
to sales and customer service. For many Japanese companies
the heart of this process is the Kanban, a Japanese term for
“visual record”, which directly or indirectly drives
much of the manufacturing organisation.
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