Defining Kanban Replenishment Cycles

The replenishment cycle defines when and how a Kanban will be replenished. You must define a replenishment cycle for each Kanban item-location combination using the Kanban Item Locations form.

Open the Kanban Item Locations form.
Select a Kanban Item from the grid at the left. The Kanban item and location details are displayed.
Specify this information:
Kanban Qty

Optionally, change the Kanban quantity for this Kanban item-location combination. This field is only available if the Allow Qty Chg check box is selected on the Kanban Warehouses form for this Kanban item-location combination's warehouse.

Max Number of Kanbans

Specify the total number of Kanbans that can exist for this Kanban item-location combination. When you generate Kanbans for this item-location combination, new Kanbans will be generated to bring the total number up to this value.

Order Trigger Point

Optionally, specify the number of replenishment requests that must be made before a purchase order or transfer order can be generated to replenish Kanbans for this item-location combination. If the replenishment source for this Kanban item-location combination is Inventory or JIT Production, this field has no effect.
Kanban Source
Specify how this Kanban item-location combination will be replenished:
- Inventory
- JIT Production
- Purchase Order
- Transfer Order
JIT Replenishment Location

This field is only available if the replenishment source is JIT Production. Select the location where the replenishment items will be produced.

From Site

This field is only available if the replenishment source is Transfer Order. Select the site from which items will be transferred.

From Warehouse

This field is only available if the replenishment source is Transfer Order. Select the warehouse from which items will be transferred.

Transfer Order

This field is only available if the replenishment source is Transfer Order. Optionally, specify an existing transfer order to use for replenishment orders for this Kanban item-location combination.

Vendor

This field is only available if the replenishment source is Purchase Order. Select the number of the vendor who will supply the items.

Purchase Order

This field is only available if the Kanban source is Purchase Order. Optionally, specify an existing purchase order to use for replenishment orders for this Kanban item-location combination.
Optionally, to create Kanbans for this Kanban item-location combination, click Generate Kanban(s). If the maximum number of Kanbans for this item-location combination has not been met, Kanbans are created to bring the total number of Kanbans for this item-location combination up to the maximum. Newly created and existing Kanbans are displayed in the grid in the Kanban section. Each Kanban's replenishment status and the request number for any current replenishment requests are also displayed. To print labels for new Kanbans, see Printing Kanban Labels.
Click Save.