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233: Kanban with External Processing

Day In The Life Script Process Thread Name: Process Thread Description: Key Introductory Points: Kanban With External Processing This process explains KANBAN with external Processing The scenario KANBAN External Processing focuses on a lean production control method KAN BAN is pull manufacturing method, where material is replenished in fixed quantities Planner works on KANBAN Board to make the container Empty or Full Change of status trigger automatic inventory transactions in background resulting in overall lead time reduction. Color Legend - Wait (Container is empty or w/o repln.) - Container in process - Container Full - Error - Container Empty - Container in Transit - Container is in User

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Step No SAP Role AutoEdg e Process No. 233 Process Activity Pre-Requisite Data Work step SAP Transaction

Production Planner

Production Planning

Checking The stock and requiremen t list

MRP run is executed successfully

Planner received a notification that KANBAN Bin in Wait Status He analyze the situation in system Check the stock available Decide the further actions for stock replenishment

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Production Supply using KANBAN board

Checking container status and subsequent actions

The scheduling agreement and the Kanban control cycle

Set the container status to Empty for required material Expected Result Setting an available kanban to EMPTY creates a requirement (Schedule Line)

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Overview of stock requirement list Production Supply using KANBAN board

Checking requiremen t generated Goods Receipt using KANBAN Board

Production Planner

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Replenishment has been triggered through KANBAN board Goods have been received

Display and confirmation of requirement generated (Schedule line) for the material by action of setting Kanban Empty Goods have been received now stock needs to updated Click the kanban that has been previously set to EMPTY
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Step No SAP Role AutoEdg e Process No. Process Activity Pre-Requisite Data Work step SAP Transaction

Choose To FULL. Refresh the KANBAN Board. Note that the status has changed to FULL Expected Result System should update the stock in back ground Display stock overview. Stock is updated in system.

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Stock Overview

MMBE

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