kanban
/ˈkænbæn/noun
(亦作kanban system)［mass noun］
1- a Japanese manufacturing system in which the supply of components is regulated through the use of a card displaying a sequence of specifications and instructions, sent along the production line看板法（一种日本生产体系, 元件的供应通过标注了一系列规格和说明的卡片来调控, 并随生产线输送）。
1.1
- count noun a card of this type看板。
词源
late 20th cent.: Japanese, literally 'billboard, sign'.