Heijunka
摘要
This chapter discusses the Heijunka tool, its concept, origin, benefits, critical factors for its successful implementation, the main barriers to its implementation, the process, and a case study. In addition, a detailed analysis of the state of the art and the main contributions of several authors are presented. Finally, its application is explained in detail through the solution of a real case study applied to a company dedicated to producing cat food. The application case is presented from the approach to solving the problem, calculation of the takt time, calculation of the pitch, and sequence establishment to define the Heijunka box. A solution to the same problem without applying Heijunka is also presented so the reader can identify the benefits of using the tool.