a)
To determine: To select the best alternative and effect on level of inventory of reducing the kanbans and elimination of safety factor is done.
Introduction:
Lean production is a system for the management in which it focuses on reducing waste, checking the quality, and all the efforts are put to fulfill the market needs. All the activities starting from manufacturing to distribution are managed efficiently through the lean system.
b)
To determine: To compute the number of kanbans while receiving deliveries through truck in every 15 minutes.
Introduction:
Lean production is a system for the management in which it focuses on reducing waste, checking the quality, and all the efforts are put to fulfill the market needs. All the activities starting from manufacturing to distribution are managed efficiently through the lean system.
c)
To determine: To calculate the number of kanbans when the capacity of bin increases to 300 letters.
Introduction:
Lean production is a system for the management in which it focuses on reducing waste, checking the quality, and all the efforts are put to fulfill the market needs. All the activities starting from manufacturing to distribution are managed efficiently through the lean system.
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