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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kanban
"팀은 작업 흐름을 관리하기 위해 칸반 보드를 사용했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A visual system for managing work as it moves through a process.
"The team adopted a Kanban board to visualize their workflow and improve efficiency." - 2
A method for managing and improving work across human systems.
"Using Kanban, the project manager was able to streamline the development process."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 看板 (kanban), meaning 'signboard' or 'billboard', composed of 看 (kan, 'to watch/see') and 板 (ban, 'board/plate'). Originally developed by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota in the late 1940s as a scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time production, it was later adopted globally in software development and project management.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kanban" is said worldwide
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Kanban
Transliteration: Kanban
"L'équipe a utilisé un tableau Kanban pour gérer son flux de travail."
Kanban
Transliteration: Kanban
"Das Team verwendete ein Kanban-Board, um den Arbeitsfluss zu visualisieren."
Kanban
Transliteration: Kanban
"Il team ha adottato un sistema Kanban per migliorare l'efficienza."
Kanban
Transliteration: Kanban
"El equipo utilizó un tablero Kanban para gestionar su flujo de trabajo."
Kanban
Transliteration: Kanban
"A equipe usou um quadro Kanban para visualizar seu fluxo de trabalho."
कानबन
Transliteration: Kānban
"टीम ने अपने कार्य प्रवाह को प्रबंधित करने के लिए कानबन बोर्ड का उपयोग किया।"
看板
Transliteration: kàn bǎn
"团队使用看板来管理他们的工作流程。"
칸반
Transliteration: Kanban
"팀은 작업 흐름을 관리하기 위해 칸반 보드를 사용했습니다."
看板
Transliteration: Kanban
"チームは作業の流れを管理するために看板を使用しました。"
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