Imagine Comparing a Manufacturing Operation Using Regular Lot-Sizing and the Same

question 44

Multiple Choice

Imagine comparing a manufacturing operation using regular lot-sizing and the same operation with a Kanban/lean production approach.What would be your expectations of the difference between the total cost (i.e., inventory holding costs + setup/ordering costs) of each?

• A)Inventory holding cost will increase non-linearly with inventory
• B)Total costs will be lower for the regular lot-size operation
• C)Total costs will be lower for the Kanban/lean production operation
• D)The order quantity will be larger for the Kanban/lean production approach
• E)As long as the total quantity is the same, total costs will be the same

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