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kanban

kanban

English

Noun

kanban ‎(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 reading of かんばん

Etymology

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

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