Checking and Copying the Automatic Kanban Calculation (SAP Library

Checking and Copying the Automatic Kanban Calculation

Prerequisites

You are recommended to carry out the evaluation at regular intervals and link the evaluation to copying the results. In the kanban calculation, the system calculates a proposed date for the next necessary change. You can use this date, for example, to select all control cycles for which a change should be made in the next five weeks.

Procedure

In the main KANBAN menu, choose Control cycle ® Kanban calculation ® Check proposal.

This takes you to the initial screen for evaluating and accepting the kanban calculation for the circulation data in the control cycle.

Enter the plant in which you want to check the kanban calculation.

Enter your selection criteria. If you require additional criteria for the selection than provided on the initial screen choose, Detailed selection.

You can also limit the selection of the calculated circulation data by entering tolerance values for the current control cycle data. Then, the system only proposes the control cycles that deviate from the current data depending on your entries.

Choose Enter.

This takes you to the overview screen for checking and accepting the kanban calculation.

Evaluate Result

In the overview screen, the system displays the following actual data:

The previous number of kanbans in the control cycle including the locked contains

The previous number of kanbans that are not locked

The previous contents of the kanban

The following data is displayed from the results of the kanban calculation:

The next date, on which the change proposal should be accepted. This is the date on which the current number of kanbans or kanban quantity is no longer sufficient to cover requirements or exceeds the requirements.

Depending on the calculation type, the system displays the kanban quantity calculated or the number of kanbans calculated as the proposal. The system also displays the minimum number/minimum quantity or the maximum number/maximum quantity calculated. The minimum or the maximum quantity/number is calculated from the minimum or maximum requirements according to the smoothing depending on the period of examination.

Note In the calculation of the number of kanbans:

If a smoothed dependent requirements quantity > 0 is calculated, the system proposes at least two kanbans.
If a smoothed dependent requirements quantity of 0 is calculated, the system proposes exactly two kanbans. However, these kanbans are locked when copied to the control cycle.

In the calculation of the kanban quantity:

If a smoothed dependent requirements quantity of 0 is calculated, the system copies the quantity 1 to the control cycle.

A graphic is also available for further evaluation purposes. To access this graphic, choose Graphic and enter the period of the display in the subsequent dialog box and specify whether your data from MRP or from long-term planning is to be displayed.

The following functions are also available:

A details screen per row. Position the cursor on the row and choose Goto ® Calculation details.

You can display or change the control cycle. To do this choose Goto ® Display control cycle or Change control cycle.

Accept Result

You have the following options for copying the result:

You can copy the kanban circulation data for individual control cycles.

To do this, select one or more rows and choose Edit ® Copy ® Next change ® For selected.

You can copy the kanban circulation data for all control cycles in the overview.

To do this, choose Edit ® Copy ® Next change ® For all.

You can copy the kanban circulation data for all control cycles whose change date lies before the date you selected.

To do this, choose Edit ® Copy ® Next change ® For change to.

A dialog box appears where you can enter the appropriate date.

Instead of copying the system’s proposal, you can also enter your own proposal. To do this, enter your proposal in the field ready for input for the next content or the next number of kanbans. After saving, the system copies this value.

If you Choose Continue before saving, the change proposals are copied to the first two columns for the next contents or for the next number of kanbans and are copied to the control cycle when you save your data.

Note

After saving, the system immediately overwrites the old data of the control cycle. That is, the change is not only valid from the change date calculated. Therefore, it is recommended that you carry out the check and copy in regular intervals and you should use the change date as the selection criteria.

Reverse Copy

You can also reverse the copied data, as long as it has not yet been saved.

To do this, choose Edit ® Delete copied data ® All or selected.