Livermore Industries Uses a Kanban System to Manage Production of the KR-9

question 59

Multiple Choice

Livermore Industries uses a kanban system to manage production of the KR-9 subassembly. In a ten-hour day, they use 1500 units and use containers that can hold 50 units each. It takes 45 minutes to fill and move a container of parts to the right place on the KR-9 line that is currently rated at a 15% safety factor. How many production cards are needed?

• A)3
• B)26
• C)82
• D)155

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