Happiness, Inc

question 49

Essay

Happiness, Inc. uses a Kanban system. The daily demand for the most critical part, the Smylie, is 400 units over an eight-hour production period. The average waiting time for a container of Smylies is 30 minutes. The processing time for a container filled with Smylies is 6 minutes, and a container holds 5 units. If the company wishes to use a 5% policy variable, how many containers are needed?

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