Use

In classic Kanban, the kanban signal status "Empty" is set after the kanban has been completely emptied by the production operator (via bar code, for example). Prior to setting to "Empty", the system is not informed which quantity is still in the kanban.

With the quantity signal, the kanban signal is not triggered by the production operator changing the status. Instead, the production operator (or a PDC system) enters the quantities withdrawn in each case in the system directly. The system automatically sets the kanban to "Empty" as soon as the kanban quantity is reached.

Integration

The full Kanban functionality is available in the case of "Kanban with Quantity Signal" too.

Prerequisites

Ther are no further prerequisites for "Kanban wiith Quantity Signal".

Features

For "Kanban with Quantity Signal", a separate function is available for entering the withdrawal quantity. See also: Trigger Quantity Signal

The actual quantity of the kanban is reduced by the withdrawal quantity entered at the time of each posting. The system recognizes when the actual quantity of a kanban is zero and automatically sets the kanban to "Empty". The exact process is as follows:

The first time a quantity is booked out of a kanban, the system sets the status to "In Use". Once the kanban is completely empty, the status is set to "Empty" and replenishment is triggered. If the withdrawal quantity exceeds the remaining quantity of this kanban, the system reduces the actual quantity of the next kanban, which is then set to "In Use".

The sequence of the kanbans from which withdrawal takes place is determined as follows:

In contrast to the process "without quantity signal", in this case the actual quantity of the kanban is of functional significance.

The setting of the kanban status to "Full" is effected quite normally via the kanban signal.