Question

Justin's​ Electronics, Inc., in​ Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have been asked by the​ owner, Janet​, to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of​ analysis, you develop the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this​ connector? Daily demand 1,977 units Lead time 6 days Safety stock (in days of demand) 1.5 days Kanban size 328 units

Answer 1

45

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of Kanbans = demand during lead time + safety stock÷ size of container

Number of Kanbans = [(1977 * 6) + 1.5 * 1977] / 328

=(11,862)+(2,965.5)/328

Number of Kanbans

=14,827.5/328

= 45

Therefore we would need 45 kanbans for this​ connector.