You have been called in as a consultant to set up a Kanban control system.The first thing to do is to determine the number of Kanban card sets needed.Your research shows that the expected demand during lead time for a particular component is 150 per hour.You estimate the safety stock should be set at 25% of the demand during lead time.The tote trays used as containers can hold 8 units of stock and the lead time it takes to replenish an order is 2 hours.Which of the following is the number of Kanban card sets necessary to support this situation?
A)42
B)47
C)68
D)89
E)94

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the number of Kanban card sets, use the formula: (Demand during lead time + Safety stock) / Container size. Demand during lead time is 150 units/hour * 2 hours = 300 units. Safety stock is 25% of 300, which is 75 units. Total units needed = 300 + 75 = 375 units. With each container holding 8 units, the number of Kanban card sets needed is 375 / 8 = 46.875, which rounds up to 47.

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