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Prerequisites

   Identify the kanban items in the system. See: Defining Kanban Cards.

   Set up a bill of material for kanban items. See: Creating a Bill of Material.

   Set up flow routings for the kanban item if you want to build the item different ways on different lines. See: Creating a Routing.

   Define the pull sequence for the item. See: Defining Kanban Pull Sequences.

   To specify demand information:

1. Navigate to the Kanban Names window.

2. Enter a new plan name.

You can enter any name you want for this simulation plan.

Note: An implicit plan named "Production" is created by the application to enable kanban comparisons.

3. Enter a description to help you remember what's unique about this simulation plan.

4. Select an input type to tell the quantity calculation program whether to use the demand information from a forecast, an MDS, or an MPS.

A list of choices appears in the Forecast/Schedule field.

5. Select the name of the specific forecast or schedule you want to use.

If you're not sure you want to base the calculation on a particular schedule, click the Forecast/Schedule button to see more detail about the selected forecast or schedule. Then navigate back to the Kanban Names window.

6. Enter the date on which this simulation plan is to become inactive.

   To calculate the kanban size for a kanban item:

1. Navigate to the Kanban Names window.

2. If the window displays more than one plan, choose which plan you want to do the calculation for.

3. Click the Launch button to start the calculation program.

4. In the Kanban Parameters window, enter the following information:

Plan Name: the name of the plan for which you want to run the calculation program.

Items From: the alphabetical beginning of the range of items you're interested in

To: the alphabetical end of the range of items you're interested in

Category Set: the name of the category set for the items

Categories From: the alphabetical beginning of the range of categories you're interested in

To: the alphabetical end of the range of categories you're interested in

BOM Effectivity: the BOM effectivity date; the program uses BOMs that are effective as of this date. If you do not enter anything, the program uses today's date

Demand Start Date: the start date on which the demand entries are considered

Cutoff Date: the date up to which you want demand entries to be considered

5. Click OK to set the parameters you've just entered.

In the Launch Kanban window that appears, your parameters appear in the Parameters field.

6. In the Launch Kanban window, make optional changes or click Submit Request to start the calculation program.

The calculation program uses all the information you entered--including the launch parameters, the demand information, and the pull sequences--to calculate either the kanban size or the number of kanban cards. It also takes into account several order modifiers.

   To specify options just before submitting a request for the calculation program:

1. Navigate to the Launch Kanban window.

2. Specify the options you want. See: Submitting a Request.

See Also

Viewing and Updating Kanban Calculations