A Kanban based production system typically operates with a specified number of Kanbans. Rules are used to allocate available Kanbans. EAR implies that available Kanbans are allocated equally to different part types without assigning any priority to a part based on one or more of its attributes. This simple Kanban allocation rule is easy to implement though there are other more efficient allocation rules.
See Kanban-based manufacturing systems.
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(2000). EQUAL ALLOCATION RULE (EAR) . In: Swamidass, P.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing Management. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0612-8_301
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