Tooltron Manufacturing uses a Kanban system for a component. Daily demand is 410 units. Each container has a combined waiting and processing time of 1.6 days. If the container size is 30 and the alpha value (a) is 17 percent, how many Kanban card sets should be authorized? Round your answer up to the whole number. Kanban cards What is the maximum authorized inventory? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. units

Tooltron Manufacturing uses a Kanban system for a component. Daily demand is 410 units. Each container has a combined waiting and processing time of 1.6 days. If the container size is 30 and the alpha value (a) is 17 percent, how many Kanban card sets should be authorized? Round your answer up to the whole number. Kanban cards What is the maximum authorized inventory? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. units

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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