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"Contrary to popular belief, Kanban cards do not refer to the cards (or post-its) on the Kanban board. Instead, they refer to cards that folks in one segment of
by wefarrell 4y ago
"Contrary to popular belief, Kanban cards do not refer to the cards (or post-its) on the Kanban board. Instead, they refer to cards that folks in one segment of the manufacturing process would send to the previous segment to indicate they’re ready to receive more work"
The wikipedia link that you provided doesn't say this. It says:
"The kanban card is, in effect, a message that signals a depletion of product, parts, or inventory"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban#Kanban_(cards) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban#Kanban_(cards)
Which is quite different. The card is sent from the people who need the work to the people who deliver the work and not the other way around like you claim.
- Normal_gaussian 4y agoThese are consistent definitions; they talk of production line style work, not heirarchical work assignment.
- wefarrell 4y agoThe post claims that the cards originate from the people who perform work and are sent to the people who need it. That's not consistent with the definition from wikipedia (or any other source).