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Tej Dhakar's company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established work cell. The following data have been provided.
Note:
This is a level production system.
Daily demand
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200
units |
Production lead time
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2.00
days |
Safety stock
|
1.00
day |
Kanban size
|
50
units |
How many kanbans are needed?
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- Lou's Bakery has established that JIT should be used for chocolate chips due to the high probability of the kitchen heat melting the chips. The average demand is 140 cups of chocolate chips per week. The average setup and processing time is 1/8 day. Each container holds exactly 2 cups. The current safety stock factor is 9 percent. The baker operates five days per week. a. How many Kanbans are required for the bakery? Round your answer up to the whole number. Kanbans b. What is the maximum authorized inventory? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. cups C. If the average setup and processing time is increased to 3/4 of a day due to a process change, how many Kanbans are required for the bakery? Round your answer up to the whole number. Kanbans What is the maximum authorized inventory under new conditions? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. cupsarrow_forwardexplain how containers or cards are used in kanban systemarrow_forwardTooltron Manufacturing uses a Kanban system for a component. Daily demand is 410 units. Each container has a combined waiting and processing time of 1.6 days. If the container size is 30 and the alpha value (a) is 17 percent, how many Kanban card sets should be authorized? Round your answer up to the whole number. Kanban cards What is the maximum authorized inventory? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. unitsarrow_forward
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