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Push or Pull Review

Many businesses produce work based on forecasts, assumptions or habit, often leading to excess inventory and wasted resources. This playbook explores the difference between push and pull systems, helping you understand how demand-driven production can improve efficiency, flexibility and cash flow.

Implement Pull Production

In this video, you’ll learn how to identify what triggers work within your organisation, recognise the signs of overproduction and explore practical ways to move towards pull-based thinking using simple Lean principles and tools such as Kanban.

Worksheet 04

Push or Pull Review

Assess what triggers work in your business and identify opportunities to reduce overproduction, excess inventory and waste.

Worksheet 04 - Push or Pull Review

Ready for the Next Step?

Once work is being driven by customer demand, consistency becomes critical.

Continue to Standardised Work Assessment and learn how to reduce variation, improve quality and create reliable processes.

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Looking to reduce inventory and improve operational efficiency?

Our Manufacturing Advisers can help you review production processes, identify opportunities to reduce waste and implement practical improvements that support productivity, growth and customer satisfaction. Get in touch to learn more about the support available through the Manufacturing Accelerator programme.

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