Why are some gemstones like ruby and emerald red and green, yet diamond is colorless? As with many things in life, when it comes to gemstones, looks can be deceiving. While all are beautiful, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds each attain their brilliant color through different means. Transition metals can transform even the plainest crystal into a coveted treasure.
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Kanban is one of the Lean tools designed to reduce the idle time in a production process. The main idea behind the Kanban system is to deliver what the process needs exactly when it needs it. In Japanese, the word âKanâ means visual and ban means card, so Kanban refers to visual cards.Lean uses visual cards as a signaling system that triggers an action to supply the process with its needs either from an external supplier or from a warehouse.ix Rules for an Effective Kanban System To ensure a proper setup of Kanban in the workplace, Toyota has provided us with six rules for an effective Kanban system: Thank you for visiting PEXNetwork.com. For more recent articles on process improvement and operational excellence, check our latest articles.