Setting up your kanban system

Before you can perform kanban replenishment transactions, you must define kanban warehouses, items, locations, and replenishment cycles.

To set up your kanban system:

  1. Specify prefixes for kanban and replenishment request numbers using the Kanban Setup form. See Specifying Kanban Prefixes for more information.
  2. Designate kanban warehouses to be used for Kanban items and define a staging location for kanban replenishment items using the Kanban Warehouses form. See Managing Kanban Warehouses for more information.
  3. Define and configure kanban items using the Kanban Items form. See Managing Kanban Items for more information.
  4. Create kanban replenishment locations using the Kanban Locations form. See Managing Kanban Locations for more information.
  5. Define locations and replenishment cycle details for kanbans using the Kanban Item Locations form. See Defining Kanban Locations and Defining Kanban Replenishment Cycles for more information.
  6. Create kanbans using the Kanban Item Locations form. See Creating Kanbans for more information.
  7. Print barcode labels for the created kanbans using the Kanban Label Printing form. See Printing Kanban Labels for more information.
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