In Setting Up a Kanban Control System You Need to Determine

question 9

Multiple Choice

In setting up a Kanban control system you need to determine the number of kanban card sets needed. If the expected demand during lead time is 50 per hour, the safety stock is 20 percent of the demand during lead time, the container size is 4, and the lead time to replenish an order is 8 hours, what number of Kanban card sets is needed?

• A) 60
• B) 80
• C) 90
• D) 120
• E) 150

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