2. Superseven Corp. uses a two-card kanban production system. Inventory levels are roughly proportional to the number of kanbans. For one part, the average usage rate is 1,400 parts per day, container size is 50 parts, and cycle time per batch is 2 hours. Superseven is working to reduce the lead time to 100 minutes. Assuming no safety stock is carried, what effect would this have on average inventory? 3.

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