{"id":4458,"date":"2025-08-26T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:28:46","slug":"kanban-materials-abc-rrs-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/en\/kanban-materials-abc-rrs-template\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Which Materials to Put Under Kanban: from Theory to Practice, Download Our Automated Template"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most frequently asked questions when talking about <strong>Kanban<\/strong> is:<br \/>\n<strong>\u201cWhich materials are suitable for this type of management?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not all codes are suitable to be managed in <strong>PULL mode<\/strong> according to Lean principles.<br \/>\nChoosing without a clear criterion often leads to mistakes, regardless of the quality of the tools being used (MRP, e-Kanban).<\/p>\n<p>To answer this question <strong>objectively<\/strong>, in the <strong>KanbanRocket methodology<\/strong> we use the <strong>ABC-RRS matrix<\/strong>, which combines value and consumption frequency of materials, enabling a <strong>scientific classification<\/strong> of each code.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not yet familiar with the <strong>ABC-RRS matrix<\/strong>, we recommend you first read the <strong>dedicated article here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you want a copy of the template and a usage guide?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To make this evaluation easier, we have created an <strong>automated Excel template<\/strong> that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatically calculates<\/strong> ABC and RRS classes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generates the matrix<\/strong> and suggests a recommended strategy for each code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/P22kTh0gC9\">Click here<\/a> or on the image below to download the template and the usage guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/P22kTh0gC9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-06-122848-300x145.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-06-122848-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-06-122848-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-06-122848-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kanbanrocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-06-122848.png 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to use the analysis results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once the matrix has been generated, each code is positioned in one of the <strong>ABC-RRS cells<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, you can decide whether the material is suitable for <strong>PULL management<\/strong> (Kanban with digital e-Kanban tools like KanbanRocket) or whether it should remain under <strong>PUSH logic<\/strong> (e.g., MRP for spot or forecast-based orders).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Need further support?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Contact us through the <strong>form on our website<\/strong> \u2014 one of our experts will help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Upload your data correctly<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read and interpret the matrix<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Move to Kanban system implementation<\/strong>, with proper <strong>card sizing<\/strong> directly in our <strong>e-Kanban software KanbanRocket<\/strong> for digital Kanban management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most frequently asked questions when talking about Kanban is: \u201cWhich materials are suitable for this type of management?\u201d Not all codes are suitable to be managed in PULL mode according to Lean principles. 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