Stan Weakly can sort a bin of 130 letters in 20 minutes. He typically receives 550 letters an hour. A truck arrives with more bins every 30 minutes. The office uses a safety factor of 20%. How many kanbans are needed for the letter-sorting process? Please show working. Thank you!

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Stan Weakly can sort a bin of 130 letters in 20 minutes. He typically receives 550 letters an hour. A truck arrives with more bins every 30 minutes. The office uses a safety factor of 20%. How many kanbans are needed for the letter-sorting process? Please show working. Thank you! 

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