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Kanban System in Industry 4.0 Era: A Systematic Literature Review

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• Mirco Peron 40 ,
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• Fabio Sgarbossa 40  

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In the last years, many researchers and practitioners have investigated the possibility to integrate Lean Production (LP) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies. From what emerges from the literature, I4.0 technologies can boost LP practices. Based on an extensive systematic literature review where more than 300 papers were initially considered, this work provides a deep understanding of how I4.0 technologies can modify and support the LP practice of pull, specifically Kanban. The best practices available have been gathered together in this work, aiming to constitute a “catalogue” for practitioners who are facing the problem of improving the LP practice of pull to be able to cope with the today’s market requirements.

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Peron, M., Alfnes, E., Sgarbossa, F. (2022). Kanban System in Industry 4.0 Era: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Wang, Y., Martinsen, K., Yu, T., Wang, K. (eds) Advanced Manufacturing and Automation XI. IWAMA 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 880. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0572-8_2

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