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Due to rapid changes in technology, a telecommunications manufacturer decides to produce a router, using JIT methods. Daily demand for the router is 17 units per day. The routers are built on racks that hold six at a time (i.e., the container size). Total processing and waiting time is 3.45 days. The process manager wants a safety factor of only 6 percent. How many Kanbans are required? Round your answer up to the whole number. _________Kanbans
What is the maximum authorized router inventory? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. ________units
If you assume that one-half of the racks are empty and one-half are full at any given time, what is the average inventory of routers? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number._________ units
How many Kanbans are required if, due to process improvements, the total processing and waiting time is reduced from 3.45 to 2.45 days? Round the your answer up to the whole number. _________Kanbans
What is the maximum authorized router inventory under new conditions? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. _____units
What is the average inventory of routers under new conditions? Use the rounded value from the previous question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.______ units.