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Kanban Boards have evolved significantly over time. Initially, they were physical boards used in manufacturing settings, like in Toyota where Taiichi Ohno developed the system to improve efficiency and reduce waste. The boards used visual signals to indicate when new products were needed, helping to manage overproduction and raw material stockpiling. Over time, the use of Kanban Boards has expanded beyond manufacturing to other industries, including software development and project management. They have also transitioned from physical to digital formats, with many online tools now available. These tools have added features like automatic notifications and integrations with other software, making the system even more efficient.
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Taiichi Ohno worked his way up to the machine shop manager and eventually became a director. During this time, he identified seven key areas of waste that contributed to reduced performance at the company. In particular, they faced issues of overproduction and raw material stockpiling, which created waste when consumer demand would fluctuate. So Ohno needed to create a system to signal when a new product was required, that could be shared with the production line and the raw materials supplier at just the right time…
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