Defining Kanban Demand

Access the Edit Kanban Demand form.

Explosion Date

Displays the date that the bill of material explosion was performed by the system.

Flow Capacity Percentage

Enter the percentage at which the production line runs. For example, based on forecasted demand, a production plant might redesign its assembly line to run at 85 percent.

Effective Date

Specify the date used to determine the valid bill of material that will be used in the Exploded Material Definition (EMD).

Calculate Demand

Click to calculate the demand for a specific kanban.

Dependent Demand

Display the demand calculated by the system based on pull chain and component demand information.

Independent Demand

Enter demand not accounted for by the system-dependant demand. Independent demand includes seasonal and field replaceable unit (FRU) demand.

Total Demand

Display the total of dependent and independent demand for an item.

Override Total Demand Quantity

Enter a quantity that will override the total demand calculated by the system.

Override Flag

Set the flag to specify whether the system uses the override total demand quantity.

Clear All Overrides

Click to clear any user-defined overrides.

Save, Explode BOM and Close

Click to save the information entered on the form, explode the bill of material, and close out of the program.

Note: This button is disabled if the Flow Capacity Percentage field is changed. The Save, Explode BOM and Close button is enabled when you click the Calculate Demand button.