kanban

English

Etymology

From Japanese 看板 (かんばん, ​kanban), 看 visible + 板 board or card.

Noun

kanban (countable and uncountable, plural kanbans)

  1. a card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components
  2. a coordinated manufacturing system using such cards

See also

Japanese

Romanization

kanban

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんばん
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