Kanban rules (form)
Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Click Production control > Setup > Lean manufacturing > Kanban rules.
Use this form to create and configure kanban rules. A kanban rule defines the following:
When kanbans are created or generated to signal demand
How the kanbans are fulfilled
Task that uses this form
Key tasks: Create a kanban rule
Navigating the form
The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.
Setup actions
Action button |
Description |
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Kanban rule |
Configure a new kanban rule. |
Duplicate kanban rule |
Open the Duplicate kanban rule form to create a kanban rule that is based on an existing rule. Use this form to reuse information and save time when you create kanban rules. |
Replace kanban rule |
Open the New replacement rule form to create a kanban rule that is a duplicate of the current rule and that replaces the current rule. Use this function when attributes of an existing kanban rule, such as the kanban quantities or specific activities, are planned to change at a specific date. |
Delete |
Delete the selected kanban rule. Kanban rules can only be deleted if the handling unit status of all active kanbans is Not assigned. When kanban rules are deleted, all kanbans, kanban cards, kanban jobs, and related transactions are also deleted. We therefore recommend that you set an expiration date for kanban rules that are no longer used but are kept for statistical reasons. These kanban rules are inactive, but all kanbans and transactions are kept. |
Recalculate lead time |
For fixed kanban rules, recalculate the lead time that is required to replenish a new kanban at the final receipt location. The calculated lead time is based on the selected kanban flow and the activity times. The calculated lead time is the minimum lead time that is required. The average lead time is probably longer than the calculated lead time. |
Auto - planning |
Use this function after changes which affect automatic planning are made to kanban rules. You can configure kanbans to use automatic planning on the Quantities tab. |
Choose kanban flow |
For kanban rules that are configured for multiple activities, open the Choose kanban flows form to select a kanban flow. You can also generate new kanban flows. |
View kanban flow |
For kanban rules that are configured for multiple activities, open the Kanban flow form to view the kanban flow that is assigned. |
View source |
Open the Production flows form to view the settings of the production flow that is referenced by the first activity. |
View destination |
For kanban rules that are configured to use multiple activities, open the Production flows form to view the settings of the production flow that is referenced by the last activity. |
Filter |
Open the Filter form to select criteria for filtering kanban rules that are displayed. |
Heading and grid
Field |
Description |
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Type |
Select or view the kanban type. The options are as follows:
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Replenishment strategy |
Select the replenishment strategy for the products that are covered by the kanban rule. The replenishment strategy defines the method that is used to create or generate kanbans. The options are as follows:
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Kanban rule |
The identification of the kanban rule. |
Product selection |
The identification of the product selection of the kanban rule. This information is entered on the Details tab. In this form, you cannot filter by product selection, but you can filter by product or product family. |
First plan activity |
Select the first activity of the kanban rule. When you select an activity, the validity dates of the activity are copied to the validity dates of the kanban rule. The first activity is also the only activity of the kanban rule unless you configure multiple activities. The first activity of a manufacturing kanban rule must be a process activity. The first and only activity of a withdrawal kanban rule must be a transfer activity. |
Multiple activities |
Select this check box to configure multiple activities for the kanban rule. Only manufacturing kanbans can have multiple activities. |
Last plan activity |
When the Multiple activities check box is selected, select the last activity of the kanban rule. The lookup form displays all activities that are downstream from the first activity in the same production flow version. The Choose kanban flows form opens and displays the valid kanban flows for the production flow version. |
Details FastTab
View or enter basic information about the current kanban rule.
Field |
Description |
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Product selection |
Select the product category that is replenished by the kanban rule. The options are as follows:
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Product |
When the Product option is selected in the Product selection field, select the item from the lookup list. If the product carries product dimensions, the Product dimension fields are enabled. For fixed quantity kanban rules, the product dimensions are mandatory. For scheduled and event rules, the product dimensions are optional. To combine scheduled or event kanbans with product configuration, the kanban rules must have an empty configuration, as new configurations are created on demand. |
Product family |
When the Product family option is selected in the Product selection field, select the Item allocation key from the lookup list. |
Effective |
Select the date when the kanban rule becomes effective. |
Expiration date |
Select the date when the kanban rule expires. For kanban rules that are expired and not replaced with an updated rule, the following conditions are true:
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Replaced rule |
Select the kanban rule that you want to replace with the current rule. |
Lead time |
View the lead time that is required to replenish the kanban. The lead time is the actual lead time that is agreed upon to replenish a kanban in a supermarket when the handling unit is empty. It is probable that the actual lead time is longer than the calculated lead time. When a kanban rule is created, it is preset with the calculated lead time that is determined by using the following formula: ∑ activity times (activities in the kanban flow) + minimum constraint values (activity relations) The lead time is used to calculate the due date for fixed quantity kanbans. The kanban boards show an overdue symbol for the following:
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Unit of measure |
The unit of measure that is used with the Lead time. When the unit of measure is changed, the lead time is recalculated according to the defined conversion of the old and new units of measure. Only units of measure of the class Time can be used. |
Quantities FastTab
View or configure the following settings:
Product quantities
Product variance quantities
Kanban quantities
Kanban quantities for automatic planning
The replenishment strategy of the kanban rule determines which fields are available or unavailable to modify, and which fields are mandatory or optional.
Field |
Description |
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Default quantity |
For fixed or scheduled kanban rules, enter the target product quantity to use per kanban. This field is mandatory for fixed quantity rules. |
Minimum quantity |
For scheduled kanban rules, enter the minimum product quantity to use per kanban. The value that is entered in the Default order settings, Inventory quantity, Min. order quantity setting is used as the default value. You can change it, but it cannot be less than the minimum order quantity for inventory. |
Maximum quantity |
For scheduled and event kanban rules, enter the maximum product quantity to use per kanban. The value that is entered in the Default order settings, Inventory quantity, Max. order quantity setting is used as the default value. You can change it, but it cannot be more than the inventory quantity setting. |
Product quantity variance |
Select this check box to allow the finished product quantity to differ from the specified product quantity for each instance of a kanban job that references the kanban rule. |
Variance below |
Enter the quantity by which the finished product quantity can be less than the specified product quantity. |
Variance above |
Enter the quantity by which the finished product quantity can exceed the specified product quantity. |
Fixed kanban quantity |
For fixed quantity kanban rules, enter the number of kanbans that are required to cover the forecasted demand during the validity period of the kanban rule. You can determine the kanban quantity by using the kanban quantity calculation. The calculation is based on actual demand, forecast demand, or historic consumption. |
Alert boundary minimum |
Enter a number of kanbans to define the minimum kanban quantity per work cell or supermarket. This kanban level is visible in the kanban quantity overview of the kanban boards. The Alert boundary minimum has the following effects:
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Alert boundary maximum |
Enter a number of kanbans to define the maximum kanban quantity per work cell or supermarket. This boundary helps visualize excess inventory in a supermarket. It also gives a visual signal when more scheduled or event kanbans than expected are created for a kanban rule. The kanban level is visible in the kanban quantity overview of the kanban boards. When the number of completed jobs for active kanbans is more than the specified maximum alert quantity, the background color is red instead of green. Active kanbans can have any handling unit status except Empty. |
Automatic planning quantity |
Enter the number of unplanned jobs that cause automatic planning to occur. An unplanned kanban job has the status Not planned. |
Maximum planned jobs |
When you use automatic planning of unplanned kanban jobs, enter the maximum number of kanban jobs that are planned for a specific kanban rule. Use this limit to avoid overloading a work cell for scheduled and event kanbans. This situation might occur because of false demand or exceptionally large customer orders. We recommend that you use this setting and a maximum sales order quantity setting for sales event kanban rules that use CTP (capable to promise) or automatic kanban creation. These settings would limit the effect that erroneous order quantities could have on system performance. |
Kanban and cards FastTab
View or configure settings to use and print kanban cards and circulating cards.
Button |
Description |
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Create cards |
When the kanban rule is configured to use circulating cards, open the Create circulating cards form which you can use to create and print circulating cards. |
View cards |
When the kanban rule is configured to use circulating cards, open the Circulating cards form in which you can view and maintain the circulating cards that are created for the current kanban rule. |
Field |
Description |
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Card number sequence |
The kanban card number sequence that is assigned to this kanban rule. When a kanban rule is created, the default number sequence from the production parameters is used. You can create number sequences for kanban cards in the Number sequences form. Open this form by right-clicking in this field and selecting View details. Tip It is a proven best practice to use unique and short number sequences for fixed circulating cards. This helps identify a specific card easily. Kanban card IDs are unique for an enterprise. You cannot use the same card IDs for different kanban rules in multiple companies, but you can use the same number sequences. |
Automatic printing |
Select the event that causes automatic printing of kanban cards. The options are as follows:
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Print picking list with card |
Select this check box to print the picking list together with the kanban card. |
Print instructions |
Select the information to print on the kanban card. The options are as follows:
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Circulating cards |
Select this check box to use circulating cards with the current kanban rule. |
Number of active cards |
Enter the number of active circulating cards that are in circulation at a given time for the kanban rule. |
Card assignment |
Select the method of assigning circulating cards. The options are as follows:
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Single use kanbans use circulating cards |
For fixed kanban rules, select this check box to use circulating cards with single use kanbans. When the check box is not selected, single use kanban cards are created for single use kanbans. Circulating cards are then reserved for use with kanbans that are not created for single use. |
Events FastTab
View or configure settings for event kanban rules. You can configure event kanban rules to fulfill requirements that originate from sales lines, BOM lines, kanban lines, and minimum inventory settings. The event kanbans that are generated are pegged to the source requirement.
Field |
Description |
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Sales event |
Use this setting to configure kanban rules that fulfill requirements from sales orders. Select one of the following options:
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BOM line event |
Use this setting to configure kanban rules that replenish picking lists that are based on production orders. Select one of the following options:
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Kanban line event |
Use this setting to configure kanban rules that replenish material that is required for a downstream process activity. Select one of the following options:
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Stock replenishment event |
Use this setting to configure kanban rules that replenish minimum inventory levels. Select one of the following options:
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Minimum event quantity |
Enter the minimum quantity that is required on the source requirement to generate event kanbans for this rule. Event kanbans are generated when the quantity of the source requirement is equal to or more than this field. The default value is zero, but you can change it. |
Event kanban handling unit must be received on |
Select the status of the source requirement that determines when material handling units of the referenced event kanbans must be received. The options are as follows:
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Delete unused event kanbans |
Select this check box to delete referenced event kanbans that have the handling unit status Not assigned when the source requirement is registered as finished. |
Source requirement reservation |
Select this check box to override the current inventory reservation settings for demand source requirements such as sales order lines and production BOM lines. |
Never |
Select this field when reservations for all referenced sales lines and production BOM lines are to be made manually. |
Always |
Select this field to automatically reserve inventory for all referenced sales lines and production BOM lines. |
Sales lines |
Select the method of automatic reservation to use for sales lines. When sales order lines that reference this kanban rule are created, the setting in this field overrides the default value from the sales header. |
BOM lines |
Select the method of automatic reservation to use for BOM lines. When production BOM lines that reference this kanban rule are created, the setting in this field overrides the default reservation setting. |
Production flow FastTab
View information about production flow and related versions that are referenced by the activity or activities.
Field |
Description |
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First activity |
View the production flow and version that the first activity references. If there are no kanbans created for this rule, you can edit this field in the activity lookup form. |
Last activity |
View the production flow and version that the last activity references. If there are no kanbans created for this rule, you can edit this field in the activity lookup form. |
Register as empty |
Select an option to define when material handling units are registered as empty. The options are as follows:
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Inventory transactions |
This check box is selected if the first activity, last activity, or both activities of the kanban rule are configured to create inventory transactions. |
Financial transactions |
This check box is selected when the kanban rule creates inventory transactions, and one or more of the following conditions are true:
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Kanban flow defined |
This check box is selected when a valid kanban flow is defined for the kanban rule. |
Warehouse |
View the warehouse where products are supplied. |
Location |
View the location where products are supplied. |
Kanban quantity calculation policies FastTab
For fixed quantity kanban rules, view, add, and remove kanban quantity calculation policies that are assigned to the selected kanban rule.
Button |
Description |
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Add |
Assign a kanban quantity calculation policy to the selected kanban rule. |
Remove |
Remove the assigned kanban quantity calculation policy or policies from the selected kanban rule. |
Details |
Open the Kanban quantity calculation policies form to view information about how the selected kanban quantity calculation policy is configured. |
Field |
Description |
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Kanban quantity calculation policy |
The name of the kanban quantity calculation policy that is assigned to the selected kanban rule. |
Kanbans FastTab
View the kanbans that are created for the current kanban rule.
Button |
Description |
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Add |
For fixed quantity kanban rules or scheduled kanban rules, open the corresponding form to manually create kanbans for the selected replenishment strategy. |
Remove |
Delete the selected kanban. You can only delete kanbans that have the handling unit status Not assigned and that do not have planned jobs. You can cancel planned jobs in the Kanban form. |
Details |
Open the Kanban form to view detailed information about the selected kanban. |
Dimensions display |
Open the Dimensions display form to select the product dimensions to display in the Kanbans grid. |
Filter |
Open a dialog in which you can set whether to display kanbans that have the handling unit status Empty. For use in daily work routines, we recommend that you do not select the Show empty check box. This setting keeps the focus on active kanbans. |
Open a report to configure settings to print the kanban card. |
Field |
Description |
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Kanban |
The identification of the kanban. |
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Item number |
The item number and any product dimensions (that are selected in the Dimensions display form) that describe the product that is replenished by the kanban. |
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Product quantity |
The product quantity that is replenished by the kanban. |
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Handling unit status |
The status of the material handling unit that references a kanban. Handling unit status is determined by the corresponding kanban job status. The handling unit status is assigned automatically. The options are as follows:
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See also
Create fixed quantity kanbans (form)
Create scheduled kanbans (form)
Create circulating cards (form)
Kanban board for process jobs (form)
Kanban board for transfer jobs (form)
Pegging event processing (class form)
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