Question

A hinge manufacturing company employs a kanban system for a component part. the daily demand is 900 hinges. each container has a waiting time of 0.05 days and a processing time of 0.37 days. the container size is 60 hinges, and the safety factor (α) is 10 percent. given this data, the number of kanbans necessary for the system is:

Answer 1

The number of kanbans necessary for the system is = 7

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that;

i. daily demand (D)= 900 hinges

ii. Wait time(W) = 0.05

iii. Processing time (P) = 0.37

iv. Container size (C) = 60 hinges

v. Safety factor (SF) = 0.10

Number of Kanbans (N) = Average daily demand during lead time plus a safety stock/ number of units per container

N = D(P+W) x (1+SF)/C

N = 900 (0.37+0.05)x(1+0.1)/60

N = 6.93 ~= 7