A lean system uses 12 containers, each of which can hold 12 parts. The lead time required to round-trip one container through the system is normally 3 hours. The usual safety stock is 20%.
-If the demand rate is changed to 50 parts per hour, what would be the new container size, all else being constant?
A)12 parts
B)15 parts
C)10 parts
D)20 parts
E)Need additional information to compute the value

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The formula for calculating the container size in a lean system is: Container Size = (Demand Rate * Lead Time * (1 + Safety Stock)) / Number of Containers. Plugging in the values: (50 parts/hour * 3 hours * 1.2) / 12 containers = 15 parts per container.

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