Design a simple kanban or two-bin loop with clear signal, quantity, and ownership.
Point-of-use friction Operators hide fasteners because the refill route is unreliable. The line has material in the building but not at the moment of use. Hidden inventory is often a rational response to an untrusted replenishment signal. Pull loop design Signal -> replenish -> trust A kanban loop must make consumption visible early enough for replenishment to arrive before the point of use runs dry. Tell people not to hoard Behavior request without process reliability A pull loop people can trust. Visual pull systems reduce hidden buffers only when the official signal is more reliable than informal workarounds. 01 Signal…
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