Consider the Adjacent Work Stations in This Two Card Kanban

question 1

Multiple Choice

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card kanban system. Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station. What happens to the cards in the Incoming Parts C box and at the work station?

• A)The move card at their station goes in the Incoming Parts C box and the production card is pulled from the Incoming Parts C box to signal the worker at Work Center 2 that there is a need to produce material.
• B)The production card at the station is passed back to Work Center 2 as a signal to produce more material and the move card is left at Work Center 3 to signal that they are ready to accept materials when they are complete at Work Center 2.
• C)The move card at their station goes in the box they will send downstream to Work Center 4 and the production card is placed at the Work Center 3 station while they are working on this batch of material.
• D)The production card at their station goes in the Incoming Parts C box and the move card is pulled from the Incoming Parts C box to signal the worker at Work Center 2 that there is a need to move material.