In warehouse operations, the Kanban pull system activates the moment a picking area or production line withdraws material: the resulting Kanban signal – a physical card or electronic trigger – automatically requests replenishment from the upstream storage location.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban
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