A Company Uses a Kanban System

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A company uses a kanban system.The daily demand for part A is 200 units.The average waiting time for a container of parts is 0.10 day.The processing time for a container of part A is 0.05 day,and a container holds 4 units.If the company wishes to use a 5% policy variable,how many containers are needed?

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B. F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist best known for his work in developing the theory of operant conditioning.

A. Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology regarding human motivation.

S. Freud

The Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud founded the therapeutic approach of psychoanalysis, where psychopathological issues are addressed through a dialogue between the analyst and the patient.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which two stimuli are continuously coupled; the response, initially precipitated by the second stimulus, is ultimately precipitated by the first stimulus by itself.