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  • VMI | Kanban | JIT/JIS

Keep replenishment synchronized with real demand

Manage VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS through one standardized SupplyOn platform and supplier interface while connecting replenishment with downstream execution.

✓ Manage different replenishment methods consistently
✓ Improve visibility across supply and delivery
✓ Detect execution deviations earlier

Direct-Material Replenishment

From demand signal to goods receipt

VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS use different replenishment approaches, but each depends on connected information and execution across the direct-material flow.

  1. Signal demand or call-off requirements: Define material requirements through the relevant demand or call-off process.
  2. Coordinate replenishment with suppliers: Use the appropriate replenishment method for the supplier or material.
  3. Execute delivery: Move material through delivery, shipment notification, and transport processes.
  4. Receive material: Complete the inbound flow through goods receipt.
The Challenge

Lean replenishment becomes harder when processes and supply signals are disconnected

VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS depend on aligned demand, inventory, supplier execution, and delivery information. When teams manage these processes through separate systems, manual updates, and email, visibility decreases and responding to exceptions becomes harder.

Fragmented replenishment processes

Different replenishment methods can create separate supplier workflows, making collaboration less consistent across suppliers, plants, and materials.

Disconnected supply information

Demand, inventory, stock movements, delivery status, and goods receipt information can become separated across systems and processes.

Late exception visibility

Manual updates and disconnected execution make it harder for planners to identify and address deviations before they affect time-critical supply.

The SupplyOn Approach

Manage different replenishment methods through one connected process

SupplyOn supports VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS within Supply Chain Collaboration and connects replenishment with operational procurement, delivery management, transport, goods receipt, and visibility.

Standardize VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS collaboration

Manage different direct-material replenishment and call-off methods through one buyer and supplier environment. SupplyOn connects demand and call-off processes with delivery and goods receipt so teams do not need separate collaboration processes for each replenishment model.

Business impact
  • Reduce fragmentation across supplier processes
  • Create more consistent collaboration across plants and partners
  • Improve control over direct-material execution
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Support inventory-driven VMI replenishment

Connect inventory and stock movement data with VMI replenishment collaboration and shared visibility across demand, delivery, and supply status. SupplyOn also provides VMI replenishment proposals to support more structured, data-based supply control.

Business impact
  • Improve replenishment reliability
  • React earlier to demand or stock changes
  • Reduce the need to compensate with excess safety stock

Connect Kanban and JIT/JIS with execution visibility

Connect call-off-driven processes with operational procurement, delivery management, ASN, goods receipt, transport, and visibility. Dashboards, analytics, and exception-based management help teams identify relevant timing, quantity, and execution deviations.

Business impact
  • Detect supply deviations faster
  • Reduce manual coordination effort
  • Strengthen continuity for time-critical delivery processes
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See connected replenishment in action

See how SupplyOn brings VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS together with the downstream execution processes described above.

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Why it matters

Reduce effort and inventory while improving connected execution

SupplyOn positions SCC as the foundation for digitizing direct-material collaboration at scale. Across these processes, the public materials point to faster supplier adoption, lower manual effort, earlier visibility, and reduced safety stock through more reliable, connected execution.

6–9 months

ROI payback through network-based rollout and standardized collaboration

>50%

less manual effort in procurement and goods receipt

Up to 30%

less safety stock through earlier visibility

Standardize replenishment across suppliers, reduce manual coordination, and strengthen supply continuity from call-off to goods receipt.

Frequently Asked Questions

SupplyOn VMI | Kanban | JIT/JIS supports different direct-material replenishment and call-off methods within Supply Chain Collaboration. Companies can manage VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS through one standardized environment while connecting these processes with operational procurement, delivery management, goods receipt, transport, and visibility.

SupplyOn connects inventory and stock movement information with VMI replenishment processes and shared supply visibility. VMI replenishment proposals support more structured, data-based replenishment control while teams retain visibility across demand, delivery, and supply status.

SupplyOn connects Kanban and JIT/JIS call-off processes with operational procurement and downstream execution. Delivery management, ASN, goods receipt, transport, dashboards, and exception management provide visibility into relevant execution deviations.

SupplyOn extends internal ERP planning and transactions into external supplier collaboration. The current solution supports standardized integration through EDI, APIs, web services, ERP adapters, and formats including EDIFACT, XML, and CSV. Supported data exchanges include orders, forecasts, ASN, inventory, and stock movements.

See VMI | Kanban | JIT/JIS in action

See how replenishment connects with supply execution

Explore how SupplyOn manages VMI, Kanban, and JIT/JIS through one standardized environment and connects replenishment with delivery, transport, goods receipt, and visibility.

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