When Determining the Number of Kanban Containers, Discuss the Impact

question 123

Essay

When determining the number of kanban containers, discuss the impact of alpha, the policy variable, on the total amount of inventory in the system. If alpha is set equal to zero, is system inventory zero? What would be required to achieve a system-wide inventory of zero?

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