By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Monday, November 14th, 2011
Why would you want the system to calculate Kanban quantities?
Surely, an ERP system is not capable of doing that?
Well…….one ERP system is more than capable of calculating a Kanban quantity for you. It is also capable of recalculating the quantity!
In Microsoft Dynamics AX2012, we have an ERP system that is capable of taking the sales forecast for a product, actual demand, historical usage, and, coupled with the lead time for the product, calculate the Kanban quantity for a fixed Kanban. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, November 4th, 2011
Takt Time? Cycle Time?
What do they mean?
How can you use them?
Read on and learn a few simple facts, and how they can be applied in AX2012 to greatly improve your order promising, capacity planning and ultimately, your Customer Service. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, October 28th, 2011
Kanban Rules are linked to Production Flows in AX2012 and define all the activities that affect how a Kanban will be used. The Rules are designed to support Make to Stock/Make to Order scenarios.
The Rules define the way an item is transferred or produced and are the link between the Products and the Activities set up in the Production Flow. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, October 21st, 2011
What’s an Event Kanban you ask?
Well, it’s a Neat Bank Nev rearranged, or it’s an extremely neat feature in AX2012 Lean Manufacturing. What’s it to be?
If you guessed that it’s a neat feature in AX2012, give yourself a pat on the back. Read the rest of this entry »
By Ann Cowgill in Dynamics AX, Dynamics AX Webinars, Lean, Webinars on Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Discover the differences in manufacturing capabilities between Dynamics AX 2009 and AX 2012.
Title: Lean Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
Speaker: Mike Gooding, I.B.I.S. Manufacturing Consultant
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Trade and Logistics on Friday, October 14th, 2011
Didn’t this used to be called ATP in a former existence?
Well, before AX2012 we only had ATP, which did some funky things….some good some not so good, and now, in AX2012 we ‘ve got CTP!
What’s the difference I hear you say?
Not a lot!
ATP looks at what material is available to promise. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, October 7th, 2011
Manufacturing falls into two main categories; Make to Stock, or Make to Order. Event Kanbans are designed to cater for Make to Order scenarios.
In a previous Lean life, they were called PTO (Pull to Order) Kanbans, but now that Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, Event Kanbans it is!
So what is an Event Kanban? Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, September 30th, 2011
One of the main principles of Lean Manufacturing is the creation of Flow. Not just in your manufacturing process, but in all aspects of your business. Linking all your processes efficiently will reduce waste and add value. Think about a car production plant, where a car will be assembled along a facility that has its value adding processes in sequence. Traditional manufacturing is more focused around “push”; pushing products through in anticipation of demand, rather than being pulled smoothly in response to demand, and some production facilities will be laid out in an haphazard fashion as new machines get added over time, they get slotted into a spare corner, built in waste! Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Dynamics AX, Lean, Production on Friday, September 9th, 2011
The second major type of Kanban available in AX2012 is now called a Withdrawal Kanban. Older versions of Lean Manufacturing in AX, referred to them as Replenishment Kanbans.
The concept of their use, however, has not changed!
Withdrawal Kanbans are used to move inventory from a main storage warehouse or location, to a line side warehouse/location or supermarket. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Gooding in Lean, Production on Friday, September 2nd, 2011
So what is a Kanban?
It is usually a physical container, but actually means “visible signal”, which is why most manufacturers who practice Lean principles represent their Kanbans with card “tickets”.
Well, that’s one translation, but there are others, depending upon which treatise concerning Lean Principles you read!
In AX2012, Kanbans are electronic records which can support or even replace the cards/tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
