e-Kanban
Digital Operations
e-Kanban
Electronic Kanban
Digital pull signal that replaces or supplements physical kanban cards for replenishment and production control.
Examples
- 01With e-Kanban, an empty bin scanned at the line automatically sends a replenishment order to the supplier's system.
- 02Before go-live, the team checks that every e-Kanban part number has correct master data for pack size, supplier and delivery time.
- 03e-Kanban data shows how often each part was called, which helps the planner adjust the number of bins.