Kanban's aim is to minimize WIP (Work-In-Process), or inventory, between processes by making sure that the upstream process produces parts only if its downstream process needs it.

看板试图通过确保上游阶段只生产下游阶段所需的零件，以达到在不同阶段之间最小化WIP(未完成任务)，或者存货清单的目的。

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Kanban's aim is to minimize WIP (Work-In-Process), or inventory, between processes by making sure that the upstream process produces parts only if its downstream process needs it.

看板的目的是通过确保只有当下游工序需要时上游工序才生产零部件，进而最大限度地减少工序(process)之间的在制品(Work - In - process, WIP)或者库存。

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In our view, inventory builds downstream could run below seasonal levels through the remainder of the year.

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On inventory at panel makers and further downstream: Our customers are taking more than what they are shipping out, he says, after exiting the quarter with very low inventories.

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