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Kanban
Pull replenishment: a fixed number of containers, and the board that makes them visible.
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WorkspaceKanban BoardLoops down the side, card states across. The only screen in the module with no table on it, deliberately: a kanban system that has to be read as a list has already lost the property that makes it work.OpenRecordsKanban LoopsThe control cycle: what circulates between where and where, in containers of what size, and how many of them exist. The card count is the cap on the stock in the system.OpenRecordsKanban CardsThe containers. Their states, summed, ARE the work in progress — there is no other number.OpenViewLoop SizingsWhat the arithmetic said the card count should be, against what it is — with the inputs kept, because "why do we have eleven cards on this part" is otherwise unanswerable a month later.OpenViewCard MovementsEvery state change, timestamped. The loop’s real cycle time is measured off these, which is what makes the sizing self-correcting rather than aspirational.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanban Board | Workspace | Loops down the side, card states across. The only screen in the module with no table on it, deliberately: a kanban system that has to be read as a list has already lost the property that makes it work. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanban Loops | List | The control cycle: what circulates between where and where, in containers of what size, and how many of them exist. The card count is the cap on the stock in the system. | 12 | 20 | 2 |
| Kanban Cards | List | The containers. Their states, summed, ARE the work in progress — there is no other number. | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Loop Sizings | Read-only list | What the arithmetic said the card count should be, against what it is — with the inputs kept, because "why do we have eleven cards on this part" is otherwise unanswerable a month later. | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Card Movements | Read-only list | Every state change, timestamped. The loop’s real cycle time is measured off these, which is what makes the sizing self-correcting rather than aspirational. | 9 | 0 | 0 |