The kanban order process
Kanban orders are manually created when a user specifies a kanban signal and clicks in the Generate Orders (Kanban) (whinh2200m000) session.
If the Generate Kanban Orders/Advice Automatically check box is selected in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session, a kanban order is generated for a newly created or newly activated signal in the Kanban Signals (whwmd2111m000) session.
A kanban order can be a transfer order, a purchase order, or a production order. The type of order that is created depends on the supply settings of the item. See Kanban setup.
Automatically release kanban production orders
Kanban production orders can be released automatically or manually. You can release production orders manually or batchwise in the Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000) session.
Kanban production orders created in the Generate Orders (Kanban) (whinh2200m000) session are automatically released if the Release Production Orders check box is selected in this session.
In the Transfer Production Order Advice (whina3202m000) session, production orders are automatically released if the Release Production Orders field is set to Yes or to Default.
If set to Default, the setup of the item and warehouse combinations of the production order advice in the selection range determines whether the generated production orders are automatically released.
For warehouse and item combinations for which the Automatically Release Production Orders check box in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session is selected, the production orders are automatically released. For warehouse and item combinations for which this check box is cleared, the production orders must be manually released in the Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000) session.
Kanban signal statuses in the kanban order process
When a kanban order is created for a kanban signal, the process status of the kanban signal is set to On Order. The orders are displayed in the Orders by Kanban Signal (whwmd2512m000) session. The kanban signals for which the order lines are created are displayed in the Inbound Order Line Kanban Signals (whinh2518m000) session. In this session, the quantities of each kanban signal are displayed.
For warehouse transfer orders, this information is displayed when the transfer order is created. For purchase and production orders, this information is displayed when the warehouse order is created from the purchase or production order.
If a kanban order is removed, the process status of the related kanban signals is reverted to In Stock.
When the inbound order line is received, the process status of the kanban signal is set to Received. A receipt line is created for each kanban signal of the inbound order line. The receipt lines and the receipt line quantities are displayed in the Inbound Order Line Kanban Signals (whinh2518m000) session. This enhances the transparency of the inbound and receipt of the kanban items for the warehousing personnel.
When the receipt is confirmed, the process status of the kanban signal is set to In Stock.