It takes Aaron 15 minutes to produce 10 widgets to fill acontainer and 5 minutes to transport the container to thenext station, where Maria works. Maria’s process takesabout 30 minutes. The factory uses a safety factor of 20%.Currently, five kanbans rotate between Aaron and Maria’sstations. What is the approximate demand for widgets?

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