今天,日本的丰田牌汽车已驰名世界。参观过丰田公司的人士无不被其精湛的管理艺术所折服。而这种艺术中最具有代表性的就是KANBAN物料管理制度。一、古典物料管理思想在古代的中国,人们用粮仓屯积粮食,为了确定什么时候该购进粮食,人们在谷仓中置放一个小盒子,盒子里也盛满粮食,足够全家应付几天。当粮仓里的粮食减少到只剩下小盒子里的粮食时,就意味着应该去采购粮食了。古典物料管理正是建立在这样的思想上。为了保证生产不 Today, Japan’s Toyota brand cars have become famous all over the world. Those who have visited Toyota are all impressed by its superb management arts. The most representative of this art is the KANBAN material management system. I. Classical Material Management Ideas In ancient China, people used granaries to accumulate food. In order to determine when they should buy food, people put a small box in the barn. The box is also full of food, enough for the whole family to deal with for a few days. . When the food in the granary is reduced to only the food in the small box, it means that the food should be purchased. Classical material management is based on such ideas. In order to ensure the production is not