Our tools will get you the needed grip on your road to lean manufacturing!
manufactus offers your company the unique service of professional Lean Software Tools and Lean Consulting!
Our e-Kanban tools allow the practical support of Supplier Kanban, Transport Kanban, Production Kanban, Finished Goods Kanban and Customer Kanban.
Our products can be introduced in a very short time and guarantee a fast ROI.
The new version of the IKS supplier portal which is called “Web-Interface” is now available!
Due to the input and requirements of our customers, the IKS add-on has been improved continuously.
The Kanban orders for a supplier can be displayed in real-time in a better way but now there are also different possibilities to work in an interactive way. For example the supplier can enter messages for the customer to signal critical situations and other important notes.
Please contact us to get more information!
manufactus has started a new huge IKS project in Germany. After the first pilot site runs succesfully, a roll-out to other sites is planned.
Different types of Kanban are used at this site of the customer:
Additionally a complete new functionality will be implemented to support the management of supermarkets where the Kanbans are stored randomly.
Please let us know if you need more information.
The new version 2.0 of the IKS PDA Module is now available!
The PDA Module is part of the IKS package. The application offers the possibility to get all required Kanban information displayed directly on the screen of a Mobile Terminal (PDA).
The best “lean” solution (also) for small and medium sized companies!
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For customers and interested parties: Our e-Kanban Workshops
Which is the best Kanban Solution for your company?
An eKanban system helps to improve a Pull system, to visualize all required information in a fast and easy way and to improve inventory and lead times continuously! We will support you to reach your goals!
Here an overview of the different software packages!
electronic Kanban System IKS - the high professional e-Kanban solution
Our e-Kanban system IKS (Integrated Kanban System) is a professional but easy to use software package to support and improve the existing Kanban loops. IKS supports a various range of Kanban processes, creates a very good visualization and offers different possibilities to optimize the Kanban parameters. IKS offers a MRP/ERP Integration, makes Kanban sizing easier, helps to manage and control the Kanban pull processes and reduces your efforts for production planning and scheduling to a minimum.
The IKS system enables our customers to implement electronic Kanban pull processes along the complete supply chain very fast and efficiently, e.g via Web-Kanban.
The IKS system is used by many companies worldwide, of course in their native language, even in Chinese! We offer you a very a fast introduction of our eKanban system, low costs to train the people and to realize special customer requirements and also a very high flexibility of our team.
Highlights of the IKS system are the electronic Kanban board to visualize Kanban orders in real-time dynamically and the Demand Manager to support the automated re-calculation of Kanban levels based on loaded demand files. Additionally our web-based Supplier Portal will help to improve the existing Supply-Chain.
Smart Kanban Plus - the perfect e-Kanban starter package
To guarantee a better visualization about the current Kanban situation (inventory levels, Kanban orders etc.) we are offering an extension of the Smart Kanban package:
Smart Kanban Plus.
This tool is the perfect e-Kanban starter solution! This low-cost and easy to use software offers a very good price-performance ratio to start an eKanban system and is also perfect for small and medium sized companies or eKanban pilot projects.
Smart Kanban - to set-up manual Kanban systems
If you want to implement a manual Kanban system first, we also offer the right tool for you: Smart Kanban
Smart Kanban is an easy and low-cost solution to define the Kanban loops, to handle your PFEP data, to calculate the right number of Kanbans and to print your Kanban cards fast and easy.