Get access and read the kanban board

How to get into kanban board

To get into KanbanBOX, you need a computer, a tablet or a smartphone with internet connection. Web address to login is https://app.kanbanbox.com.
If you can not access KanbanBOX, remember that KanbanBOX domains must be whitelisted in the company firewall (read the article Firewall rules to authorize access to KanbanBOX).

For mobile devices (smartphones and tablets, iOS and Android) download the app from App Store or Play Store.

To login, you need to fill:

1. Email, user’s business email
2. Password, user’s password set during signing up

If you forget the password, click on Forgot password?

Link with customer

A customer can link suppliers that have not already a KanbanBOX license, or suppliers already present in the KanbanBOX network.

Procedure for suppliers not already present in KanbanBOX (registration with link):

1. The loop owner sends the registration link via email to the supplier.
2. The supplier receives an email and click on the shared link to register his license. Automatically the link is set.

Procedure for suppliers already in the network of KanbanBOX:

1. Communicate to the customer the email of an admin user of the license.
2. Wait for an email with the link request by the customer.
3. Approve the link by clicking on the link in the email.
4. Complete the procedure to link the licenses.

Reading kanban board

After logging, to get into kanban board in the top menu click on Kanban boards > Board as supplier.

In the board, each row shows a kanban loop, which means a kanban card flow with a single part number, supplier, customer, bin and quantity. The header (grey box) defines for each kanban loop:

Field	Description
Part number	Item number for the customer.
Description	Part or item description.
Supplier	Supplier for the kanban card.
Customer	Specific customer for the kanban card.
Cards	Number of kanban cards defined in the kanban loop and eventually purchase batch or reorder point.

At the right of the heading you see a list of kanban cards, owned by a single kanban loop. Each kanban card shows some information:

Field	Description
Status	Current stage of the kanban card in the procurement process. Statuses available for a kanban card are: 1. Empty: bin is empty, you pull kanban card but don’t release an order to supplier. 2. Batching: kanban card is waiting batch completion, before the release of the whole minimum batch. 3. Released: empty kanban card release a replacement order for the supplier. 4. In process: supplier confirms and takes charge the order. 5. Done: supplier has produced the goods. 6. In transit: Kanban card is on way to the customer. 7. Full: kanban card has been replenished and is available at the customer.
Quantity	Number of units (pieces, kilos, etc.) in order or available for that kanban card.
Date	Based upon kanban status, indicates: 1. Empty date of the kanban card. 2. Required date for replenishment of the kanban card. 3. Receiving date or full date of the kanban card.

You can search or filter a kanban loop or a kanban card by using filters at the top of the page.