kanban - Concepts

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Concepts

Pull System - A workflow method where new work is started only when there is downstream capacity, rather than being pushed based on forecasts or schedules.
Work In Progress (WIP) - Ongoing work that should be limited to maintain productivity and avoid system overload.
Cycle Time - The elapsed time from when work actively begins on an item until it is completed, serving as a key flow metric in Lean and Kanban.
Cumulative Flow Diagram - A stacked area chart that visualizes workflow states over time, revealing bottlenecks, WIP trends, and flow efficiency in Kanban and Lean systems.
Limit Work In Progress - Restricting the number of concurrent tasks to improve focus and throughput.
Throughput - The number of work items completed per unit of time, measuring a system's delivery rate in Lean, Kanban, and operations management.
Flow Efficiency - The ratio of active work time to total lead time, revealing how much time work items spend waiting versus being actively worked on.
Little's Law - A mathematical theorem stating that the average number of items in a system equals the average arrival rate multiplied by the average time each item spends in the system.