Prepare a process kanban job when materials are not available for the work cell

This procedure focuses on preparing a process kanban job when some materials are not available for the work cell, therefore it's necessary to pick materials from the warehouse. The procedure "Prepare a process kanban job when materials are available" is a prerequisite for creating this procedure. This procedure is intended for the machine operator. The demo data company used to create this procedure is USMF.

1. Go to Production control > Kanban > Kanban board for process jobs.
2. In the Work cell field, click the drop-down button to open the lookup.
3. In the list, click the link in the selected row.
   • Select work cell 1250.
4. In the list, find and select the desired record.
   • Select Kanban 000356.
5. In the list, find and select the desired record.
   • In the list, deselect row 4. or Select row 4 if you haven't completed the task "Prepare a process kanban job when materials are available."
6. Toggle the expansion of the Picking list section.
   • The No entry icon in the supply status indicates that 48 ea of item P0002 are missing for the work cell.

Transfer materials to work cell

1. Toggle the expansion of the Transfer jobs section.
2. Use the Quick Filter to filter on the Item number field with a value of 'P0002'.
3. In the list, find and select the desired record.
4. Click Start.
   • Transfer is in progress.
5. Click Complete.
   • Item P0002 is now available in the picking list for the kanban job. This means that we can prepare the kanban with all the needed materials.
6. Click Prepare.
   • Notice that an icon in the Job status indicates that the job is now ready.