Sounds just like our commercially available system. I'd love to get you to view our system and give us your feedback. We're always looking for ways to improve our software.
Sam
Bill,
I agree with you. Keeping a perpetual inventory system is a waste in the long run. The long run being the time when the system is reliable and every one has confidence in it. That might take several months to achieve. After that, I agree that there is no need to know actual inventory...
The single biggest fear of those implementing kanban is the loss of a card, especially in a two bin system. Having visibility into where the "cards" (or their electronic equivalents) at all times, gives a little insurance against a misplaced card. I know of several factories that have...