Principles Of Operations Management
Principles Of Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780135173930
Author: RENDER, Barry, HEIZER, Jay, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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To determine: The number of kanbans needed for this connector.

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Hartley 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 scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector? Daily demand Lead time Safety stock 1,600 connectors 3 days 0.50 day Kanban size 500 connectors Number of kanbans = kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Titan fitness produces custom barbells for crossfitters. The owner, Ed, has asked you to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you developed the following data for a barbell part used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector?
Hartley 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 scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector? Daily demand Lead time Safety stock Kanban size Number of kanbans = kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number). 1,200 connectors 4 days 0.50 day 500 connectors
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