Use Kanban to Control the Inspection Queue

Queue overload Final inspection has 47 parts waiting and no visible rule for what enters next. Unlimited WIP hides the bottleneck and amplifies expedite behavior. Kanban lens Limit, signal, pull Kanban controls flow by limiting work in process and using downstream capacity to authorize upstream movement. The card is not the point; the visible limit is the point. Push Drop every hot job at inspection. A queue that can be managed instead of argued over. 01 Entry rule 02 Expedite rule 03 Now you try WIP limit Production wants to keep dropping completed parts outside the CMM room.

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