The electronic board of KanbanBOX
The visual management of the kanban cards takes place from the electronic board of KanbanBOX. The board graphically represents the status of all the cards of each kanban loop.
From the main menu Kanban boards, access the board that suits your role within the supply chain:
Board as supplier: to access the electronic board as the supplier and manage the orders of your customers. Here you can see the loops of which you are suppliers, ordered to show you first those with cards in the Released state with the nearest recovery date.
Board as customer: to access the electronic board as the customer and manage orders to your suppliers. Here you can see the loops of which you are customers, ordered to show you first those with cards in the Empty state.
Board as planner: to get an overview of the material flows. Here you can see the loops you are both customers and suppliers, ordered to show you first the loops recently modified (for example new cards in resized or newly created loops, etc.).
The Kanban loop
A kanban loop is represented in a row with all its cards all united by the same component, supplier, customer, container and quantity per card.
The header (gray box) shows the main parameters of each Kanban loop: - the part number for the owner and any transcodings; - component description; - component supplier; - specific customer of the component.
Sorting of the kanban board
The Kanban loops and the Kanban cards are automatically sorted by expiration date and status.
The Kanban board menu
Functionality | Icon | Description |
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Filter the kanban cards | ![]() |
You can filter the board using the space below the column field you want to filter. You can filter one or more columns simultaneously. And you can decide to save the filter. |
Search for saved filters | ![]() |
Open the drop-down menu to view and select the saved filters. The display in Transparent board mode highlights the filtered cards, maintaining a transparent view of the other ones present in the filtered loop, to give you an overview of the totality of each row. |
Save filter | ![]() |
Click on the Save filter icon to save the current filter. The New filter name is customizable. In the field Filter visibility you can choose whether to make it available just for you or to all users of your license (for example a manager can create specific filters for the planner or for the warehouse). Then save it as a new filter or overwrite it on an existing one filling the field Overwrite filter. Once saved, you will find the filter in the menu search bar. |
Reset filters | ![]() |
Click on the Reset Filters icon to instantly return to the unfiltered view of the board. |
Edit or delete filter | ![]() |
From the board you can only create new filters or edit them by the overwriting option. To delete existing filters, click on Settings > Custom filters and, in the Operations column, see the details of the filter or eventually delete it. |
Expand cards or Compact cards | ![]() ![]() |
Click on Expand cards in the kanban board, or on Compact cards in the kanban board, to change the display of the cards in your board. The compact mode is useful when the loops have many kanban cards, to see them all and have a complete overview of your board. |
Configure board visibility | ![]() |
Click on Configure board visibility to select which partners making visible or hidden in your board. |
Customize table fields | ![]() |
Click on Customize table fields to add new fields and customize the columns (Add, Hide, Reduce/Increase column width). |
View board as a table | ![]() |
Click on View board as a table to organize your board data in a tabular and graphic form. |
Actions on the kanban loops possible from the board
Click on the header to open the pop-up of the Kanban loop, to view the loop details and to perform actions.
Action | Icon | Description |
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Kanban loop status | ![]() |
The window shows the summary data and the timeline of the loop. |
Kanban loop statistics | ![]() |
To access the loop statistics. |
Edit kanban loop | ![]() |
To access the loop edit menu. |
Manage limit | ![]() |
To set a limited number of rotations for the loop. See the guide Kanbans with limited turns. |
Add extra kanban | ![]() |
To add an extra kanban, see the guide Extra Kanban. |
Add excess kanban cards | ![]() |
To add excess kanban cards, see the guide Excess Kanban. |
Block all cards of this kanban loop | ![]() |
To block all the cards of the loop. |
Actions on the kanban cards possible from the board
Cards colours define their status (see the guide Kanban card statuses). Click on a kanban card to open the pop-up of the kanban card, to view the details and the sequence of status changes.
Action | Icon | Description |
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Card note | ![]() |
Add a note to your kanban cards by clicking on ![]() |
Parameters changed | ![]() |
A red exclamation mark on the kanban cards highlights those with modified data (for example when you edit the Part number, the Supplier or the Quantity per kanban) and therefore differ from the standard parameters set for the loop. Explore the details of the card and read - highlighted in red - the parameters not conform to the standard parameters. As a rule, these cards are realigned to the first following emptying. You can force a card alignment by clicking on Force data alignment. If there is more than one card within the same loop, you can force the massive alignment: click on the loop to view its details and then on Force all cards alignment. |
Blocked | ![]() |
Block ![]() In the same way, Unlock ![]() |
Out of stock | ![]() |
As a supplier, Mark a card as out of stock ![]() You can filter the board for the Out of Stock cards. |
Urgent | ![]() |
As customer, set a card priority ![]() You can filter the board for the Urgent cards. |
Comments | ![]() |
Number of comments for that card. Click on the speech bubble to read it or on the Comments tab inside the card pop-up to add a comment. |
Extra-Kanban | ![]() |
The Extra-Kanban cards represent normal orders (not managed with the Kanban system). Visually, they differ from kanban cards because they have the top right corner full rather than cut. See the guide Extra-Kanban. |
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