Creating a Lean Culture, 3rd Edition

90 ◾ Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions

Priority Board Hourly Status

Priority boards are a regular part of pull system operations. Priority boards

provide the schedule for operators running the equipment that replenishes

what has been consumed in a pull system. Production instruction cards or

equivalent signals represent the schedule. These kanbans (cards or other

signals) list the planned length of time to set up and run the job, the lot size,

container type, and other pertinent information for the operator for each

job. When the production instruction signals come back to the producing

work center, they are typically ...