Kanban: The smart method to optimise your production processes

The highly flexible Kanban systems offered by Würth Industrie Service under our CPS® KANBAN service brand help you to make your warehouse and production effective and transparent. Kanban systems are used to supply indirect materials – mainly by major industrial customers for the manufacturing of machines and products as well as for other production processes.

Learn more about how the Kanban principle, Kanban systems, RFID systems and related solutions from Würth Industrie Service help you to optimise your production processes.

Kanban process

 
Kanban system and principle

The principle of the Kanban system, which originated in Japan, is simple: it is a rolling two-bin system that, in contrast to traditional supply methodologies, provides C-Parts "just-in-time" directly at the point of use. The system can be easily adjusted if requirements or volume changes, simultaneously ensuring maximum delivery and supply security with reduced inventory levels and minimal capital commitment.

Our solutions for optimal Kanban control

The most suitable Kanban service solution for automatic replenishment is implemented, tailored to the respective items and the individual work situation and requirements. In all cases, the focus is on maximum availability of the right article in the right quantity at the right place and at the right time directly in production. With our diverse portfolio, we offer tailor-made systems that increase the efficiency of your company and optimize the material flow.

RFID
RFID technology
Automated
refillment control

Use Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID for short, for automated replenishment control for production materials in the manufacturing industry and design your value chain efficiently.

Display technology
Display technology
ERP System

The iDISPLAY digital shelf label is directly connected to Würth Industrie Service's ERP system and enables direct batch tracking, for example.

iSCALE - scale system for decetralized material supply
Scale technology
Reorder through sensors

Decentralized material supply through sensor-controlled scales, which are connected to a Kanban container and thus enables automatic reordering based on weight monitoring.

RFID Kanban

Kanban bins

Patented and safe

The large variety of items required leads to disorganization and overcrowded shelves in many production halls. Our Würth small load carriers in accordance with the VDA standard can be perfectly combined and offer optimum storage options for a wide variety of items. With our containers, you can make optimum use of your existing storage space.

RFID Kanban

Kanban service

Individual and efficient

Refillment within a Kanban system is initiated depending on demand, taking into account your industry, your needs and your C-Parts requirements. We work with you to agree the level of service in the Kanban.

 

Kanban information platform: WIS-Portal

The specially developed WIS-Portal offers you complete transparency in the Kanban process! Bin status, article location and filling quantities can be called up at any time with just a few clicks. Besides, the platform provides consumption analyses as well as turnover quantities and gives you access to material and test certificates, invoices, delivery notes, order messages and article data lists.

Your advantages

  • Maximum availability of your c-parts in your production
  • Transparent purchasing processes
  • Reduced procurement costs
  • Low capital commitment
  • More flexibility within your value chain
  • Precise control of the flow of goods
  • Permanent traceability of your status within the Kanban system through the specially developed Kanban management software of Würth Industrie Service as well as the information platform WIS-Portal
  • Just-in-time supply from the most modern logistics centre for industrial supplies in Europe in Bad Mergentheim
  • Industrial assortment with more than 1,400,000 articles
  • Personal advice from employees with industry know-how