TA - Daniel Jones - Seeing the Whole - 4 Future State 2–Establishing Leveled Pull Between Facilities

Bridge the gap between isolated islands of efficiency by establishing leveled pull across entirely separate facilities. Learn how to connect downstream point-of-use directly to upstream production using kanban signals and small, predictable unit trays rather than chaotic, massive batch orders. We explore the power of running a controlled pull experiment, which often involves temporarily disconnecting from legacy ERP systems to build a functional "lean lab". Finally, discover how replacing massive weekly truckloads with frequent, continuous "milk runs" completely bypasses cross-docking warehouses and massively suppresses volatile demand amplification (the bullwhip effect).