WIP Reduction and Standardization Using Kanban Supplier System

A kanban production planning system is presented for a company which makes temperature control products for trailers and other types of transportation. A Kanban supplier system was established to control the quantity of raw material. Its production process is composed of thermoforming, routing and gluing. This tool will be used to make negotiations with the supplier in order of incorporate the scrap percent into the daily demand looking for a standardization size of the raw material. The sanitation system will help for work-in-process reduction.