How to Implement POLCA

For companies making a high variety of products or offering custom-engineered solutions, implementing flow using pull strategies can be a challenge. This workshops explains to participants how POLCA, a card-based production control strategy, overcomes the limitations of pull (kanban) and push (MRP) systems. Implemented in the context of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM), POLCA can help companies significantly reduce inventory and lead times while improving delivery performance and throughput.