SAP WM KANBAN MASTER DATA

This course covers the following WM Functionality:

Kanban Master-data

Kanban Processing

After completing this course, you will be:

Familiar with the Kanban processes within the SAP system

Kanban Master-data

To use Kanban successfully, there are 2 main data elements which must
be maintained.

Firstly on the material master, the material to be used in the Kanban

process must exist within the KANB storage location. Furthermore, its
Production Storage Location should also be set to KANB. This latter
setting ensures that production orders will look to pick the material from
the Kanban area (KANB) rather than the main warehouse.

To extend/create a material within the KANB storage location you can

use transaction MMSC
Within MMSC enter the material you wish to extend to the KANB storage
location and the Plant that this material is held in.

Press to move to the next screen

The next screen will list all of the storage locations within your selected Plant
where that material currently exists.

To create it in the Kanban storage location, enter KANB as shown and click on
to save your changes. Once saved, the material will now exist in the KANB
storage location.

Once the material exists in the Kanban storage location (KANB) we need
to ensure that it will be supplied to the production shop-floor from this
location.

On the material master, the Production Storage Location for the material
(MRP 2 screen) needs to be set to KANB.

To check this use transaction MM02 to change or MM03 to display the

material.
 Once the material exists in the Kanban storage location (KANB) we need
to ensure that it will be supplied to the production shop-floor from this
location.

On the material master, the Production Storage Location for the material
(MRP 2 screen) needs to be set to KANB.

To check this use transaction MM02 to change or MM03 to display the

material.

Within MM02 / MM03 enter the material you wish to check, press Enter and
then select the MRP 2 screen.

On the Organisational Level pop-up, enter the Plant number.

On the MRP 2 screen ensure that the Prod.stor.location field has the entry
KANB.

This will ensure that when production orders are staged and picked, the
warehouse will pick the Kanban materials from the Kanban area and not the
main warehouse.

If you have changed any data, press Save to save your changes.
 The final key element of master-data for using Kanban is called a Control
Cycle.

Each material that is to be used within the Kanban process must have a
control cycle set up for it.

The control cycle determines, among other things, how many Kanban
containers of the material are in the Kanban area, the quantity of the
material that is held in these containers, and how stock is replenished
for these containers.

Use transaction PKMC to create / change / display Control Cycles

Within PKMC enter the plant you wish to create / change /display the Control
Cycle for and click on the execute button as highlighted
You will now see a list of all of the existing control cycles.

If you wish to create a new control cycle (as you have a new material to use in

the Kanban process), the firstly click on to change the transaction to

Create/Change.

Next create the control cycle by clicking on

Note you can also create a control cycle by copying another one using the copy
button
When you create a Control Cycle you will get a pop-up.

Enter the material number you wish to use in the Kanban process and the
Production Supply Area as shown.

Press to advance.
On this screen enter the number of Kanbans (ie that is the number of Kanban
containers), and the Kanban quantity (the quantity within each Kanban
container).

Furthermore, select the Stock Transfer option under the Replenishment

Strategy tab and set the value to 0006.

Now press Enter.

Some new fields will appear on the screen after you have pressed Enter.

At the Stor. Bin section enter the Warehouse Number, Kanban Storage type
(610) and the Kanban Bin (KANBAN).

Under the Stock Transfer tab enter the main warehouse storage location where
the Kanban stocks will be replenished from.

Press Enter to confirm your entries.

Next click on the Print Control tab and enter 1 for the Print Card and a printer
in the Output Device field. These settings will determine where the Kanban
card for this material is printed.

Finally click to save and create your new Kanban control cycle