Defining Just-In-Time (JIT) ..........................................................................................................

Defining Lean ..............................................................................................................................

Why Implement Lean? ...............................................................................................................

The Structure of Lean.................................................................................................................

Three Major Areas of Waste ......................................................................................................

Managing Inventory in a Lean Environment.............................................................................

Inventory Flow Analogy ...............................................................................................................

Impact of Inventory Reduction...................................................................................................

The Pull System – Basic Concepts............................................................................................

Kanban Overview........................................................................................................................

Calculating Kanban Cards – Production...................................................................................

Calculating Kanban Card – Move ..............................................................................................

One-Card Kanban Production Example.....................................................................................

Calculating Kanban Cards – Supplier.......................................................................................

Lean Benefits ..............................................................................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises.....................................................................

Terms Check ...............................................................................................................................

Performance Check ....................................................................................................................

Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................

Case Study ..................................................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................