Justin's Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have be

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Justin's Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have be

en asked by the owner, Janet, to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector? Daily demand 1,977 units Lead time 6 days Safety stock (in days of demand) 1.5 days Kanban size 328 units

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Lelu [443] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-07T05:18:49+03:00

Lelu [443]3 years ago

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Answer:

45

Explanation:

Number of Kanbans = demand during lead time + safety stock÷ size of container

Number of Kanbans = [(1977 * 6) + 1.5 * 1977] / 328

=(11,862)+(2,965.5)/328

Number of Kanbans

=14,827.5/328

= 45

Therefore we would need 45 kanbans for this connector.

Justin's​ Electronics, Inc., in​ Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have be

Justin's Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have be