Kanban bins across PAR rooms · Center for Supply Chain Studies
Shift clock
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Demand & policy
Two-bin kanban: a room signals when it drops to half-par; a runner travels and refills to par. Travel time and room count stand in for building spread and PAR-room placement — design levers.
PAR rooms & replenishment
Speed
Bin status by PAR room 0 stocked out
Replenishment signals — waiting for a runner0
Supply runners0/11 active
Replenishment falling behind.
Above half-parSignaled (below half-par)Bin empty — point-of-care stockoutRunner en route
Operational metrics
On-shelf availability
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Point-of-care stockouts
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Replenish time (signal→stocked)
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Runner utilization
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Replenishments done
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Unmet demand
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Rooms stocked outacross the shift
Compare scenarios
Pin a finished run as Scenario A, change a lever, run again, and the difference shows here.