The Kanban Principle: Optimum production process control thanks to the Kanban system
Kanban principle – Good to know
The Kanban principle was originally developed by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota in Japan in 1947. It is a system based on the pull principle for controlling material flow and production. The goal is to ensure a seamless material supply for production. Traditional Kanban systems use two bins in a cycle and mostly Kanban cards as information carriers to control the production process. All details such as item number and description, filling quantity of the bin and supplier are put on this information carrier.
Kanban process at Würth – Delivery security for your small parts
We initiate automated refillment and control of C-parts within a Kanban system depending on demand, taking into account your industry, your needs and your C-parts requirements, and develop a customized logistics concept. As a result, your materials are made available to you "just-in-time" directly at the storage location, allowing you to benefit from a high potential for adjustment in the event of fluctuations in demand and the greatest possible security of supply with reduced stock levels.
The material flow is managed in Kanban systems by Würth Industrie Service via two bins, our Würth small load carrier W-KLT®2.0. The information carriers used are a Kanban label in combination with various technologies for the automatic control of your production process. In the past, a hand scanner was used to trigger the demand, today more than half of our customers use standard RFID-based system solutions for automated reordering. At the heart of our RFID technology are the integrated transponders, which store information such as container type, article number, name, filling quantity and batch and automatically trigger an order when required. This data is transmitted directly from the customer's production facility to the central warehouse in Bad Mergentheim.
In the Kanban system of Würth Industrie Service you can manage your direct materials such as fasteners, fastening technology, DIN / standard parts as well as special and drawing parts but also your indirect needs in the field of MRO, operational and auxiliary materials.
Data management in Kanban processes
Each bin movement is captured and documented, so that we can give you information about the status of your Kanban system at any time. This is enabled by Kanban Management Software developed in-house and our specialised European Kanban logistics centre in Bad Mergentheim, as well as the barcoded labels, RFID tags or iBin® modules.
The data is used to schedule all C-Parts close to the point of use, to optimise stock levels and warehouse technology regularly and to update statistical data. As a customer, you can also find all of the data using the information platform WIS-Portal.
At the same time, a variety of special parts, parts designed as per drawings and specific commodity groups may be handled effectively. Our employees plan your specific, cost-optimised solution in consultation with all departments. We implement the system in cooperation with your company, and provide further support for product standardisation of your C-Parts.
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