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Kanban is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing, developed by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota, which aims to improve manufacturing efficiency by limiting excess inventory and highlighting problem areas through lead time and cycle time measurement. The system uses cards to track production within a factory, establishing upper limits to work in process inventory and reducing inefficiencies. With its origins in the 1950s, kanban has become a widely adopted methodology in various industries, including software development and IT. Today, kanban is used by companies like [[toyota|Toyota]], [[ford-motor-company|Ford Motor Company]], and [[general-motors|General Motors]] to streamline their production processes. The system's effectiveness has been measured in various studies, with one study by [[mcgill-university|McGill University]] finding that kanban implementation can reduce lead times by up to 50%. As of 2022, the global kanban market size is estimated to be around $1.4 billion, with a growth rate of 10% per annum. The widespread adoption of kanban has also led to the development of various tools and software, such as [[trello|Trello]] and [[asana|Asana]], which help teams implement and manage kanban systems.