Kanban-Capability

Materials that are not in control cycles are checked according specific criteria if they are Kanban-Capable.

The categorization if a material is a Kanban, Non-Kanban or Kanban-capable material is carried out when you start the Kanban monitor.

For each material selected in the MRP monitor the system checks whether a control cycle exists. If this is the case it is categorized as a Kanban material. If not, it is categorized as a Non-Kanban material. For a Non-Kanban material the system checks if it fulfills the criteria set in the Kanban capability report. If yes, the Non-Kanban material is categorized as Kanban-Capable.

A table in the master data view of the Kanban monitor shows you all Kanban-capable materials with some additional master data and classification information.

With the Kanban monitor you can convert one or more Kanban-capable materials into Kanban-materials by creating control cycles for them.

The criteria defining which materials are to be considered as Kanban-capable are set in a separate report which is called via the transaction /n/SAPLOM/KBM_C. With this report you can enter and save settings with regard to material master data.