Why Choose Ekanban?
Why More Companies Are Adopting Electronic Kanban Systems
In today’s drive for operational excellence, “why choose ekanban” is a question many companies ask when looking to streamline their supply chain and improve efficiency, especially after seeing the benefits firsthand from partners or suppliers.
Ekanban (e-kanban or electronic kanban) stands out as a smart choice for businesses aiming to make their processes leaner, faster, and more connected. By digitizing and automating material flows, reducing waste, and enabling real-time visibility, ekanban empowers organizations to build smarter, more responsive operations.
Let’s explore the key reasons why more and more manufacturers are choosing ekanban.
Why Choose Ekanban: the advantages
Smarter, Easier Kanban Management
Ekanban systems collect real-time consumption data and automatically suggest optimal card sizing, dynamically adjusting to volume changes. This eliminates manual calculations, reduces errors, and makes the system easier to scale and maintain.
This was exactly the challenge solved by El.Co., as shared in this case study.
So one of the main answers to “Why choose ekanban?” is: because it enables fast and automated kanban maintenance, keeping your system lean and reliable.
Complete Process and Workflow Visibility
With ekanban, you gain instant access to critical metrics like consumption trends, replenishment times, and supplier performance. These insights help you detect bottlenecks, track performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Every relevant action in the system generates automated, traceable alerts, keeping all stakeholders aligned and informed in real time.
Full Integration with ERP, WMS, MES, and More
Ekanban integrates seamlessly with enterprise systems like ERP, WMS, MES, and beyond, building a connected ecosystem where every department works with synchronized data.
Rossi Spa achieved this transformation and shared their experience in this case study.
KanbanBOX is built for innovation and growth, ready to connect with RFID, automated warehouses, and other advanced technologies that evolve with your business.
Coordination Across Multiprocess and Multisite Operations
KanbanBOX enables centralized management of complex flows across multiple processes or sites, even when distributed geographically. This ensures operational consistency and visibility across the entire value chain.
Whether you’re managing a single plant or a global network, ekanban creates transparency, alignment, and agility across all levels of your organization.
Real-Time Collaboration
Ekanban with KanbanBOX goes beyond internal process improvement. It connects every supply chain partner (suppliers, subcontractors, customers) into your system with real-time access to consumption needs and replenishment orders.
The result:
- Fewer delays and errors
- Faster lead times
- More reliable deliveries
- A synchronized, collaborative, and proactive supply chain
Download the Free Ekanban Guide
Want to learn more about the benefits of electronic kanban?
Download our free guide and explore:
- What is an ekanban system
- Required technologies
- How it works (step-by-step)
- Key differences from traditional kanban
- Real-world benefits
- Data collection and process visibility
- Integration with ERP, RFID, WMS, and more
How Ekanban Works
Now that you understand why to choose ekanban, take a closer look at how the system works and how it helps customer-side processes trigger replenishment faster.
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Some of our clients
Case studies
Robopac | Packaging machines
With KanbanBOX, Robopac achieved a more integrated, responsive, and digitalized supply chain thanks to the integration with both external suppliers and SAP
BCS | Agricultural Mechanization
BCS moved from push to pull through E-kanban for suppliers, production, and internal flows. They now manage 6000 kanban loops across 3 plants and integrated KanbanBOX with SAP
El.Co. | Industrial Electrical Automation
El.Co. has simplified the maintenance of kanbans with e-kanban, which was previously so onerous that the number of parts managed by kanban had to be limited
Orotig | Welding Industry
Orotig has implemented sequential pull in the company, optimizing multi-process production scheduling and supplier integration with KanbanBOX
Rossi SpA | Gearmotors and Electric Motors
Rossi Spa has digitalized the existing production and move kanban, and then integrated it with its own ERP, with the Oracle Sequencer and with the suppliers
Aptiv | High-tech automotive systems
From the introduction of kanban to the transition to e-kanban. The Lean Improvement journey of the largest manufacturer of electronic interconnection systems for the automotive sector