Axenix: Kanban Supply Scheme Based on 1C:ERP

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2023: Development of Kanban implementation scheme based on 1C:ERP Enterprise Management

The company Axenix has developed an optimal supply scheme productions according to the method Kanban in the "" system using 1C: ERP Enterprise Management automation of a number of key ones. business processes The solution allows you to increase the efficiency of the Kanban method and reduce the risk of stopping production lines due to lack of resources. This was announced on May 11, 2023 by representatives of Axenix.

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Kanban is one of the most popular approaches to organizing lean production and supply. Its main idea: to provide each production line with the necessary materials on time and in sufficient quantities. Within the framework of the concept of lean production, 7 main types of losses are distinguished: waiting, stocks, excessive transportation, excessive movement of people, excessive processing, as well as overproduction and scrap.

On the 1C platform, there are a number of tools that allow you to implement, complement and develop the Kanban method, commented Alexandra Dubovskaya, Axenix Software Implementation Specialist.

To find the optimal implementation of Kanban based on 1C:ERP, Axenix specialists needed not only technical expertise, but also deep business analysis. The development was aimed at creating special digital tools and building clear and understandable logic for end users.

The solution developed by Axenix in 1C: ERP automatically accumulates, updates and analyzes all data when scanning kanban cards. Kanban processes are modified and as close as possible to the information system: it is it that ensures the automation of the company's business processes - it stores, promptly updates and processes data on production sites, needs, and the company's security.

The pilot of the solution was tested as part of a project to localize the IT infrastructure (transition from SAP to 1C:ERP) of a large company engaged in the production of electrical equipment and microelectronics. The operability of the completed development has been tested at the enterprise, where about 80% of all materials used in production are provided using the Kanban method.

The main objective of the solution was to ensure uninterrupted operation of production lines and optimize the scheme used. During the project, the problem of re-scanning maps was solved, the availability of up-to-date information about the availability of materials in stock was ensured for employees.

To organize the optimal route, the system implements material selection queues using their separation both by weight and size parameters and by the time of the beginning of the selection cycle. The optimal route in the warehouse is also built according to the warehouse structure.

The development will be relevant for large and medium-sized production enterprises, especially for companies moving from SAP ERP to 1C:ERP, since it fully ensures the functioning of Kanban processes and allows not only to preserve the functionality implemented in the foreign system, but in many areas to expand and improve it. Also, this implementation may be of interest to companies that are only planning to re-engineer current business processes on the way to lean production, added Alexandra Dubovskaya.

According to her, the proposed Kanban scheme based on 1C:ERP minimizes five of the seven types of losses described in the concept of lean production: waiting, stocks, excessive transportation, excessive movement of people, excessive processing.