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- If the demand per day is 100, the lead time is 5 days, safety stock is 50, and the container size is 55, what is the Kanban number? If the lead time improves to 4 days, what is the Kanban Number?arrow_forwardPlease do not give solution in image formate thanku. Markland First National Bank of Rolla utilizes kanban techniques in its check processing facility. The following information is known about the process. Each kanban container can hold 50 checks and spends 48 minutes a day in processing and 4 hours a day in materials handling and waiting. Finally, the facility operates 24 hours per day and utilizes a policy variable for unforeseen contingencies of 0.20. a. If there are 43 kanban containers in use, the current daily demand of the check processing facility is ______units.arrow_forwardDescribe how the following kanbans work: a. Production and withdrawal of b.Kanbans square c. Kanbans signal d. Kanban material Material e. Kanbans supplierarrow_forward
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- Why is Kanban not needed in a perfectly running Just-in-Time system?arrow_forwardConsider that a production company uses dual-card Kanban system. How can this company gradually reduce the total number of inventories using Kanban system? Note that the company must continue using Kanban system. Please make sure that you explain the process and logically explain how can the company reduce inventories using Kanban.arrow_forwardHartley Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have been asked by the owner, Janet Hartley, to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop the following data for s connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector? Number of kanbans = kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number). Daily demand Lead time Safety stock Kanban size 1,000 connectors 2 days 0.50 day 500 connectorsarrow_forward
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