Control Cycle 

Definition

The control cycle defines the relationship between the demand source and the supply source. The control cycle contains the following control data for KANBAN production:

●     Kanban circulation, that is, the number of kanbans and the quantity per kanban or per call item as well as the number of load carriers

●     The basic data required for automatic kanban calculation, if necessary

●     Replenishment strategy

●     Printing kanbans, if necessary

●     The delivery address, if necessary

●     Process control (such as the indicator for separate goods receipt, status sequence key, indicator for the logic to trigger the replenishment for one-card kanban, packing instructions, and production call profiles)

To be able to enter packing instructions, you must edit the Customizing for Production under KANBAN ® Replenishment Strategies.  Under the required replenishment strategy in the Use PIs. (Use of Packing Instruction in the KANBAN Control Cycle) field, enter how the packing instruction is to be used in the control cycle.

Use

You can create control cycles for classic kanbans and event-driven kanbans. The system also uses ‘control cycles for classic kanbans’ for kanbans with quantity signals and for one-card kanbans.