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Abstract -- Delivery performance is essential for a manufacturer to meet customer requirement. The
only manufacturer with fast, accurate and on time delivery could survive in global competition as a
sports shoe manufacturer with the labor-intensive production process, PT. XYZ faced a problem with
massive work in process inventory that impacted low delivery performance. This research aims to
support the shoe manufacturer company to reduce work in process inventory by applying Kanban
System. The manufacturer company can decrease work in process in the production line and cut the
lead time of production. Kanban System can be utilized from receiving material process, production
process, until the packaging process. By implementing a kanban system correctly and consistently,
the company can control material supply, production material usage, and customer order delivery
inaccurate process. With controlled those items, the company could monitor and manage material
and process from beginning to end of the process, even to monitor distribution to a customer. The
result of analysis proves that by applying kanban system can achieve the specified daily production
target without work in process inventory.
Received: June 24, 2019 Revised: January 20, 2019 Accepted: February 11, 2019
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than forecasted usage. The products that are scope and impact on the non-discrete part.
consumed by the customer (Naik, Kumar & Lean manufacturing aims to reduce waste
Goud, 2013). in every stage of the production process. It is
With kanban system which is a tool to based on five principles:
achieve just in time process, it is desirable to • Identifying value from the perspective of the
suppress the current problems by making kanban customer
control system starting from raw material supply, • Value stream mapping to detect value-added
inventory reduction, unnecessary inventory and non-value-added activities
eliminating so as to eradicate inventory cost. • Make production flow by eliminating non-
Kanban is a card that serves as a control tool for value-added activities
Just in Time production. Just In Time is a • Pull production from customer demand
philosophy of embodiment of concepts that result • Continuously eliminate all waste to reach
in different ways of doing business for most process perfection.
organizations (Fogarty, Blackstone, & Hoffman, Lean production planning and control
1991). (PPC) tools are these tools dealing with the
Based on above description, formulation of alignment of production and demand (Lyons et
the problem in this research is how to suppress al., 2013). Applicability of these tools can help
accumulation of goods or inventory through a industries to smooth the production process,
good kanban system in the production process of reaching high service levels and reducing
stock-fitting and to assemble in the company of production and lead times. Scholars as King
PT. XYZ., how to make a kanban system so that (2009), Powell, Alfnes, and Semini (2010) and
no extra order will occur and overproduction and Pool et al. (2011) have lately applied these
measuring the performance of the kanban concepts at a process and semi-process
system in the production process of stock-fitting environments.
and assembling. This research is assumed the According to Pool et al. (2011) lean PPC
department's layout site is still in its current state, tools are analyzed and proposed to be applied in
all requests are considered to be able to meet, the environment:
and the machine condition is deemed to be under • Cellular Manufacturing is a lean PPC tool
normal circumstances. capable of reaching high levels of production
flexibility and reducing production times by
MATERIAL AND METHOD producing products in families.
Material • Takt time is a lean PPC tool which
Lean manufacturing has emerged as a establishes a familiar production rhythm or
solution to decrease waste in production "takt" to reduce spare times.
processes implementing the concepts originated
• Kanban is a signaling replenishment
at the Toyota Production System (TPS)
methodology to produce under actual
developed by Eiji Toyoda, Taiichi Ohno, and
customer demand, thus reducing work in
Shigeo Shingo at the beginnings of the 1940s.
progress (WIP).
The applicability to discrete industries, i.e.,
• Cyclic planning is a repeated methodology of
assembly industries, has been straightforward.
planning that aims to mitigate the volume
However, applicability in process industries, i.e.,
variation in demand with optimized
continuous industries, remains behind.
sequences of production runs. Beneath cyclic
Recently scholars, for example,
planning methodologies, two main
Abdulmalek et al. (2006), King (2009), Lyons et
distinctions are made. Heijunka or leveled
al. (2013), Papalexi et al. (2014), and Pool et al.
production, which is a scheduling concept to
(2011) have been studying and implementing
balance production volume and product mix.
some of these lean concepts at process
And cyclic wheels, which are an evolution of
industries reaching remarkable results.
Heijunka planning methodology where a
Semi-process industries are somewhere
repeated sequence of products is produced
between process and discrete industries due to
in a cyclic way
their process and product hybridity. The
As mentioned above, the Kanban method
discretization point (DP) is known as the point
is a tool in the Just In Time (JIT) system. Simply
where object type changes from continuous to
described that JIT only requires the required units
discrete (Abdulmalek et al., 2006, p. 21). In this
to be available in the required quantities and
case, the fact of being a mixed process, semi-
when needed. The underlying logic of JIT
process industries benefit from the previous
thinking is "Nothing will be produced until it is
experiences and favorable results on discrete
needed." Producing an extra unit is as bad as
sectors, but still lacking understanding of the
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providing less than one unit. Completing the rest certain components of the previous work center.
of the day products faster is also as bad as The signs provide information to the last center
providing a day slower. work, so the number of elements that the next
JIT's view is not to waste time sorting the work center needs can be directly assigned.
good parts from the ugly, or the available parts of Furthermore, the number of components that
the unqualified, but use that time to prevent have been taken work center can be produced or
producing ugly or unqualified parts. In other reproduced by the previous work center.
words; Do It Right From The Beginning (Do It The idea of kanban thinking arises from
Right The First Time). the mechanism of supermarket work. The goods
The source of waste identified by Toyota purchased by the customer are checked and
and first introduced by Taiichi Ohno, known as recorded by the cashier. Information on the type
Toyota's Seven Wastes, is: and quantity of items purchased is then delivered
1. Wastes from producing defects (producing to the purchasing department. With this
defects) information, the items purchased were quickly
2. Wastage in transportation and material replaced by the purchasing department of the
handling (transportation and material type and type the amount. If the kanban is
handling) applied to the supermarket, the information
3. Waste of inventory (inventory) provided to the purchasing department will be
4. Waste of overproduction (overproduction) delivered with the card, and the card is by the
5. Waste of waiting time (waiting time) picking kanban in the tax return. In supermarkets,
6. Wastage in a process (processing). goods on display at stores are similar to inventory
7. Waste of movement (motion) in the manufacturing industry.
Kanban is used in the production system Kanban has two general functions, namely
that is kanban card is a crucial component of as a controlling of production and as a means of
kanban implementation which is used as a signal increasing production. Its role as a controller in
of the need for material in a production facility, or output is obtained by uniting the process together
transfer material from supplier to production and developing a suitable system so that the raw
facility (Ramnath, Elanchezhian, & Kesavan, materials, components, or products needed will
2010). Kanban is a tool used to realize the JIT come when needed in an amount appropriate to
production system. Kanban in Japanese means the needs of all work center on the production
"visual record or signal." JIT production system floor, even extending to the supplier associated
uses the flow of information in the form of kanban with the company. While the function as a means
in the way of cards or other equipment such as of increasing production can be obtained if
flags, lights, and others (Susatyo & Triana, 2016). applying it by using the inventory level reduction
Kanban system is an information system approach. The level of inventory can be reduced
that harmoniously controls the production of in a controlled manner through the reduction of
necessary products in the required quantities at the number of kanban in circulation.
the time required in each manufacturing process There are two production system well
and also among companies. known, the pull system and push system (Push
The most commonly used form is a piece system). The push system is a production system
of paper contained in a rectangular vinyl that drives the product to the consumer. The
envelope. Kanban carries information vertically company is not paying attention to demand or
and horizontally within Toyota's plant as well as not. The downside of the system is when the
Toyota with partner companies. The sheet of product continues to be produced without seeing
paper moves information consisting of 3 its actual demand, and then there will be an
categories: information collection, information of accumulation of goods in the warehouse so eat
displacement, and production information. the factory space. In the pull system, production
The kanban system is supported by the activities will run based on actual demand.
following: smooth production, standardization of Companies act as producers do not a production,
work, reduction of setup time, repair activity, by the way, push the product to the consumer,
machine layout design, and autonomation. but rework. The amount will remain but the
According to Taiichi Ohno, "Kanban is a reservation time is uncertain (Abhale & Masurkar,
tool to control production." Natural use controls 2015).
material flows through a JIT production system According to Yasuhiro Monden, in detail
using a card to instruct a work center to move the kanban system is used to perform the
and produce certain elements or components. following functions:
Kanban is a tool to run a mechanism that 1. Command, kanban applies as a command
provides specific work center signals that require tool between production and delivery. When
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the component needs to be taken or ordered planning also pulls out Kanban cards from
to be transported, an address is written on the circulation to reduce production schedules. Some
kanban. The address informs the process kanban issued to certain parts based on:
before the storage area of the processed 1. Daily Request
component and reports the process after the 2. Lot size or capacity per box
place of the required components. 3. Cycle issue
2. Self-control to prevent overproduction, 4. Security coefficients
each process shall be autonomously Kanban system is a pull system, where the
controlled, to ensure that each process only process after ordering the required units from the
processes sellable products in a salable previous process in the right amount at the right
amount, at a time that can be sold following its time and then the process before producing the
cycle time. This autonomous control provides unit as much as taken. As a result, a Kanban
that production does not take place in system can be viewed from the point of an
excessive production speeds. The kanban inventory control system, which consists of two
system is also a self-control mechanism to types: System fixed order quantity (Q-system)
allow each process to make small and System set order cycles (P-system).
adjustments to its monthly production The success of this system lies in the strict
schedule due to monthly demand fluctuations. adherence to the kanban quantity specified in the
3. Visual control, each kanban serves as a card. The suppliers are strictly asked to adhere to
visual control tool because it provides not only the amount mentioned in the card. The kanban
numerical information but also physical quantity has been determined so as to be in
information in the form of kanban cards. multiples of the bin quantity of the corresponding
4. Improved process and manual operation, raw material sheet (Ravichandran & Kumar,
the use of a kanban system to help improve 2015).
operations is needed because increased
productivity leads to financial improvements, Method
thus improving the company as a whole. This study aims to design a system that
According to Ohno, in short, the kanban can control production flow, especially in stock-
serves to: fitting and assembling department using kanban
1. Provide retrieval and transport information. tools. So, it is expected that the flow of the
2. Provide production information production process is running promptly by the
3. Prevent overproduction or excess freight Work Orders (WO) in stock-fitting and
4. Applicable as a work order affixed directly to assembling department and does not create an
the component accumulation of certain materials in the
5. Prevent defective products by recognizing workstation. The Assembly Department produces
processes that create defects its goods according to the demand of the
6. Disclose existing problems and maintain the consumers. With this system, inventory would be
stock. reduced as an advantage.
This research begins by collecting data on
Calculation of Kanban Cards the production floor of the assembling
In a manufacturing industry company, department. Data collection includes query data,
material planning is the person responsible for data routing, process time data and setup time.
issuing kanban cards. The plan also determines The created material flows and information on the
the lot sizes of the kanban to be interesting production floor at the beginning of the
material. Sometimes real planning will issue production process. Research methodology
additional material cards to increase production could be seen in Fig. 1.
levels for a particular part. Instead of material
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Systematic problem-solving in this study is information required for a production work order
divided into three stages: the collection stage and system is including a master production schedule
data processing, analysis and phase conclusion. and production plans provided to each
1. Data Collection and Processing Phase department. In general, the flow of this
➢ Data collection is done by direct information can be seen in the picture below.
observation. Required data are order Master Production Schedule directly
demand data, data routing, setup time controls each process on the pull system. Each
data, and process time data. department is given a list of work schedules to be
➢ Data Processing After collecting the carried out and transportation made between
necessary data, then the next step is the departments. Master production schedule
stage of data processing. diagram can be seen in Fig. 2.
2. Designing the Kanban System
➢ The design of the flow of kanban materials.
Master Production Schedule
The flow of kanban material is made as a
guide in implementing the system kanban. Pull Transfer
➢ Kanban Station Design. Kanban station as Warehouse Raw Material
a stopover kanban card.
➢ Calculation of the number of kanban cards Pull Transfer
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their respective process sections. There are two so the components taken in the warehouse
kanban system would be proposed in this directly taken to their respective workstations.
proposal, kanban production orders and kanban Rubber processing part receives pickup kanban
picking. Kanban in Outsole Process Line uses from the material warehouse if the desired rubber
kanban production orders according to work component can be satisfied by the part
order that has been made by the Production warehouse, the kanban production orders
Planning and Inventory Control department attached to the product are placed at the
(PPIC). Using kanban material intake between receiving post of kanban, and replaced by
departments on a raw material warehouse. In the kanban retrieval. Kanban along with the outcome
process, there is an inefficient and slow process will be taken to the shelter before entering the
of transporting the material to the temporary assembling department/shoe assembly. Kanban
shelter unit, and this process should be removed, material flow can be seen in Fig. 3.
Start Chemical Warehouse Formula Weighing Up Mixing Kneader M/C 1 st Milling (Roll 22' M/C) Batch Off (Cooling)
No
Determining Number of Kanban Cards Kanban Card Poster Design Assembling Dept
In implementing the kanban system, Kanban station serves as a place to stop
please note the number of kanban cards needed kanban card. Kanban post also serves as a
on the production floor to run smoothly. The display for operators on the production floor to
amount the outstanding kanban should be know the hourly time in and out goods in the
limited. Because more and more kanban in department and know the production activities. If
circulation will be a higher number of existing there is a red, yellow, and blue production card in
parts on the production floor. Also vice versa, the the kanban post, then the production operator
less kanban card then, the smaller number of must make the product according to the
current parts. If the number of parts on the information on the card. Incoming postcards must
production floor is large, it can cause buildup. be three cards:
Whereas if the number of parts is small, it can 1. Red card: Upper
cause the cessation of the production process. 2. Yellow card: Outsole
The number of kanban cards currently circulated 3. Blue card: Insole
only between departments. Card shifting by the Some parts must match the ones listed on the
time of an hour. Therefore, it is seen from the back of the card. Nothing more or more has been
amount based on total working hours that is eight sold on the card. The operator may not perform
kanban card for 8 hours working time. production if there is no production card at the
kanban post. The design of a kanban station on
the sample production floor of the assembly
department can be seen in Fig. 4.
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Table 1. Takt Time Data by Department Advantages and Weakness of Using Kanban
Target/ Cards
Takt Output/
Category Department Hour/
Time
Pairs
Day The weaknesses and advantages of each
2400 use of kanban cards can be seen in Table 3.
Hotpress 12,86” 300 prs
prs
Outsole
2240 Table 3. Comparison of Kanban Card Use
Stock Fitting 12,9 “ 280 prs
prs Without Kanban Card With Kanban Card
2240 Advantage Weakness Advantage Weakness
Cutting 12,86” 280 prs
prs Re- Coordination Re-
Upper
1120 Scheduling between Minimum Scheduling
Sewing 22,70” 140 prs
prs is not often department inventory Often (Daily/
2240 (monthly) is not good Weekly)
Assembly 11,52” 280 prs No
prs
Better There are accumulation
Material
material material material/ WIP.
transportation
It performed a standard WIP per service to accumulation Better
frequency
prod in work communication
department that can be seen in the picture below higher.
department station between
based on the length of quality with unit hours. departments
The material that goes into the warehouse is
done two times a day according to work order CONCLUSION
from PPIC department. Each department has Based on the result of research, it can be
calculated the time required work process in the concluded that the production target can still be
work order based. With the use of kanban cards, achieved by the assembling department 2240
there is no more accumulation of goods at every pairs/day with the number of working days
department's work station. Standard WIP ranged from 22-24 days in a month. So total
diagram is shown in Fig. 5. monthly production can reach the production
target from PPIC dept. Kanban cards enter per
hour simultaneously the upper kanban card,
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