Business Example
In plant 1200, you use repetitive manufacturing to produce the mother board assembly T-B10##. In order to produce the assembly, the component T-T7## (BIOS) must be staged directly at the production line. Stocks of this component are replenished via external procurement from vendor 2 (Electronic Components Distributor) using Kanban. The components are delivered directly to a supply area, which is directly at the production line.
Determine the current Kanban situation in the system. If your stock situation requires it, replenish the BIOS chip T-T7##, with the Kanban technique.
Carry out the Kanban Process
1. Access the demand source view of the Kanban board for supply area T-P3## in plant 1200.
2. How many containers are there in the SAP ECC system for replenishment of material T-T7##?
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3. Let us assume that you, as the demand source, have just taken the last component out of a Kanban container. From the Kanban board, select one of the Kanban bins for material T-T7## and set it to “empty”.
4. In order to check the result of your action, go directly from the Kanban board into the stock/requirements list.
5. For what quantity has a purchase order been created?
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6. What is the current available quantity of material T-T7## at storage location PL03?
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7. Let us assume that you have just received a full container from the supply source. In the Kanban board, set the Kanban for material T-T7## to “full”.
8. What is the result in the stock/requirements list? Hint: Select the row in the Kanban board for material T-T7## and choose from this transaction menu path Goto->Current stock/
reqmts list.
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Unit 4 Solution 21
Proceed Kanban Execution
Business Example
In plant 1200, you use repetitive manufacturing to produce the mother board assembly T-B10##. In order to produce the assembly, the component T-T7## (BIOS) must be staged directly at the production line. Stocks of this component are replenished via external procurement from vendor 2 (Electronic Components Distributor) using Kanban. The components are delivered directly to a supply area, which is directly at the production line.
Determine the current Kanban situation in the system. If your stock situation requires it, replenish the BIOS chip T-T7##, with the Kanban technique.
Carry out the Kanban Process
1. Access the demand source view of the Kanban board for supply area T-P3## in plant 1200.
a) SAP ECC menu path: Logistics → Production → KANBAN → Control → KANBAN Board → Demand Source View (PK13N)
b) Set selection to supply area, enter supply area T-P3## enter plant 1200.
c) Select Continue.
2. How many containers are there in the SAP ECC system for replenishment of material T-T7##?
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a) Five containers are available for replenishment of material T-T7##.
3. Let us assume that you, as the demand source, have just taken the last component out of a Kanban container. From the Kanban board, select one of the Kanban bins for material T-T7## and set it to “empty”.
a) Select one of the purple containers and select To Empty (Set Kanban Status to Empty).
Wait until you see the status change (color change of the container).
4. In order to check the result of your action, go directly from the Kanban board into the stock/requirements list.
a) Select the row in the Kanban board for material T-T7## and choose from this transaction menu path: Goto → Current stock/reqmts list.
5. For what quantity has a purchase order been created?
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a) This varies. Write down the number belonging to PL03 that can be seen in the stock-/
requirements list. Choose the Back button.
7. Let us assume that you have just received a full container from the supply source. In the Kanban board, set the Kanban for material T-T7## to “full”.
a) Select the empty Kanban bin and select To Full (Set Kanban Status to Full).
Wait until you see the status change (color change of the container).
8. What is the result in the stock/requirements list? Hint: Select the row in the Kanban board for material T-T7## and choose from this transaction menu path Goto->Current stock/
reqmts list.
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a) Because a goods receipt has been posted for the Kanban container quantity (20 pieces), the available quantity for material T-T7## at storage location PL03 has increased by 20 pieces as you can see from the quantities you noted before. The purchase order is no longer displayed.
Lesson: Using Kanban in Production
LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to:
● Describe the main steps of the Kanban procedure
Unit 4: The Kanban Principle
Unit 4
Learning Assessment
1. What are the objectives of the Kanban procedure?
2. How is replenishment initiated in the Kanban procedure?
3. Name the basic master data of Kanban.
4. When is the goods issue typically posted in Kanban?
5. When is the goods receipt typically posted in Kanban?
Unit 4
Learning Assessment - Answers
1. What are the objectives of the Kanban procedure?
The following objectives can be achieved in many cases by controlling the production process in production itself and by reducing the manual posting effort required:
shortening the lead times and reducing the stock
2. How is replenishment initiated in the Kanban procedure?
In the Kanban procedure, replenishment is initiated when the demand source sets the container in the system to empty.
3. Name the basic master data of Kanban.
Supply areas, Control cycles
4. When is the goods issue typically posted in Kanban?
In Kanban, goods issues are typically backflushed when an order is confirmed (or when a goods issue is posted manually for an order). Emptying a Kanban does not result in a goods issue posting.
5. When is the goods receipt typically posted in Kanban?
If the demand source sets the status to Full, the system automatically posts the goods receipt for the material with reference to the procurement element.
UNIT 5 Capacity Requirements Planning (ERP)
Lesson 1
Introducing Capacity Requirements Planning 174
Lesson 2
Evaluating Capacity 177
Exercise 22: Use the Standard Overview 187
Lesson 3
Leveling Capacity in the Tabular Planning Table 194
Exercise 23: Use the Tabular Capacity Planning Table 201
Lesson 4
Maintaining Available Capacity 206
Lesson 5
Leveling Capacity in the Graphical Planning Table 209
Exercise 24: Apply Planning Strategies in the Graphical Planning Table 217
Lesson 6
Evaluating Capacity Using Business Intelligence 223
Exercise 25: Use BI to Perform Capacity Evaluation 229
UNIT OBJECTIVES
● Review the basic functions of capacity planning
● Explain the characteristics of capacity evaluations
● Level capacity in the tabular planning table
● Maintain available capacity
● Level capacity in the graphical planning table
● Examine BI content for capacity utilization