Process step Process step Process step Process box First in First out Electric signal Physical signal

Share resource Batch process one piece flow line (with maximum)

Process step Process step Process step Process step

Max. ?
FIFO
I
U
x pc y

Supermarket
Parallel parallel shared Parallel Batch Parallel one-piece Kanban kanban Transport
(kanban) with
process step resouce Process flow Lines production Signal signal
maximum

Process step Process step Process step Process step

z z I z x
U z
x pc y

Parallel Shared Parallel batch Push process Loadleveling Material push signal
resource with batch process with y Data box (example) (no maximum) (heijunka) signal
process people working

process time
Process step Logo
cycle time
touch time
I XOXOX
Printing
availability
right first time
I z I x
z pc uptime
x pc y
actual speed

Truck Plane Boat Train External party Internal department

Kaizen burst
movement movement movement movement (supplier / customer) (like planning)

xyz
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 Production
Control
Supplier Customer

insert insert
transport transport

insert
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Process
Department 1

inventory inventory
box
Deparment 2
Deparment 3

Process time
Waiting time

TOTALS minutes TOTALs in Hours TOTAL DAYS

0 0.000 0.000 Process Time
0 0.000 0.000 Waiting Time
0 0 0 Production Lead time

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 Production
Control
Supplier Customer

insert insert
transport transport

insert
insert insert
Process
Department 1

inventory inventory
box
Deparment 2
Deparment 3

Process time
Waiting time

TOTALS minutes TOTALs in Hours TOTAL DAYS

0 0.000 0.000 Process Time
0 0.000 0.000 Waiting Time
0 0 0 Production Lead time

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