Kanban Monitor brings transparency: Cover Story in the 4/2022 Issue of the German Trade Magazine 'Beschaffung aktuell'

Manuel Träger, Customer Success Specialist (centre), and his colleagues support the setup at the customer. Image: Stauff re-ordering products. Manual inquiries are no longer necessary and handling becomes so much easier.” But, most crucially, the Kanban Monitor increases transparency, which is particularly important to Manuel Träger based on his experience in customer service. “In practice, the processes at an assembly line always vary. It is therefore an advantage to have an overview at all times and to be able to individually control the delivery cycles.” The controlling option is another aspect of the trans- parency in the value chain, added by the consistent digitalisation of in-house processes. The kanban full service also includes analysing and documenting consumption, detailed monthly evaluation of the turnover frequency for all containers and articles if required, suggestions for stock reduction or increase by adding more containers or removing articles with the aim of streamlining the range.