Pull Term Definition

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Pull - short version

To produce an item only when the customer asks for it. Typically, the customer “withdraws” the item and we “plug the gap” created thereby.

Pull - long version

A system in which nothing is produced by an upstream (supplier process) until the downstream (customer process) signals the need for it. This enables work to flow without detailed schedules.

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