Summary
Event kanbans are used where kanbans should be generated, only when certain events occur. The events that trigger these kanbans are sales line events, production BOM line events, stock replenishment events, and kanban line events.
Kanban rules for event kanbans define the type of event that triggers the kanban to be created. These triggers can occur automatically, upon running of a batch job, or manually depending on the type of event and the kanban creation policy of the event.
Sales line events - Are triggered based off of a sales line and can include the use of CTP to provide more accurate delivery dates to the customer.
Kanban line events - Are triggered based off of upper level kanbans and can be automatically or manually triggered by using batch processing.
BOM line events - Are triggered based off of upper level production order demand and are used in mixed mode environments where traditional production orders are used for the downstream process.
Stock replenishment events - Are triggered based off of an item reaching the minimum stock settings. These events are useful in a quick turning environment, where safety stock violations must instantly create a kanban and cannot wait for master planning to run.