Increasing the time required for a container to make a circuit through the system will have what effect on the number of kanban containers needed?
A) Number of containers will decrease
B) Number of containers will increase
C) Number of containers will remain the same
D) Container size is unrelated to the number of containers needed

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Increasing the time required for a container to make a circuit through the system will increase the lead time, which means that more inventory will have to be stored in the system to maintain the same level of service. This will result in an increase in the number of kanban containers needed.

Increasing the Time Required for a Container to Make a Circuit