Replenishing kanbans with purchase and transfer orders

If the replenishment source for the Kanban item is Purchase Order or Transfer Order, items are ordered to replenish Kanbans for the Kanban item.

  1. Create a replenishment request. The request status is set to Requested. See Requesting Replenishment for Kanbans or Requesting Replenishment for Kanbans Using a Mobile Scanner Device for more information.
  2. Generate a purchase or transfer order to fill the request using the Generate Kanban Replenishment Orders form. The request status is set to Ordered. You can generate an order for the request only if there are enough requests for that Kanban item to fulfil the order trigger point. See Generating Kanban Replenishment Orders for more information.
  3. Pick the items from inventory and move them to the staging location. After the order is received into the inventory, the request status is set to Staged. See Moving Kanban Items to Staging Locations or Picking Items for Kanbans Using a Mobile Scanner Device for more information.
  4. Receive items from the staging location into the Kanban location using the Kanban Receipt form. The request status is set to Closed. See Receiving Kanban Replenishment Items orDelivering Kanban Replenishment Items for more information.
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