Flores Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support its electronic-board assembly lines. Determine the size of the kanban for subassemblies and the number of kanbans needed. Setup cost Annual holding cost subassembly Daily production Annual usage Lead time Safety stock $23 $200 per subassembly 550 subassemblies 50,000 (= 50 weeks x 5 days each x daily usage of 200 subassemblies) 3 days 1 day's production of subassemblies The kanban size is (round your response to the nearest whole number). The number of kanbans is (round your response to the nearest whole number).

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Flores Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support its electronic-board assembly lines. Determine the size of the kanban for subassemblies and the number of kanbans needed.
Setup cost
Annual holding cost subassembly
Daily production
Annual usage
Lead time
Safety stock
$23
$200 per subassembly
550 subassemblies
50,000 (= 50 weeks x 5 days each x daily usage of 200
subassemblies)
3 days
1
day's production of subassemblies
The kanban size is (round your response to the nearest whole number).
The number of kanbans is (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Transcribed Image Text:Flores Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support its electronic-board assembly lines. Determine the size of the kanban for subassemblies and the number of kanbans needed. Setup cost Annual holding cost subassembly Daily production Annual usage Lead time Safety stock $23 $200 per subassembly 550 subassemblies 50,000 (= 50 weeks x 5 days each x daily usage of 200 subassemblies) 3 days 1 day's production of subassemblies The kanban size is (round your response to the nearest whole number). The number of kanbans is (round your response to the nearest whole number).
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