Hartley Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have been asked by the owner, Janet Hartley, to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector?

Hartley Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners for the defense industry. You have been asked by the owner, Janet Hartley, to reduce inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do you need for this connector? Note: This is a level production system, so daily production rate = daily demand rate. Demand during lead time =4 days daily demand of 1,600= connectors (round your response to the nearest whole number). Safety stock =0.50 day of production daily demand of 1,600=800 connectors (round your response to the nearest whole number). Lot size = Demand during lead time + Safety stock =6,400+800=7,200 connectors (round your response to the nearest whole number). Number of kanbans =SizeofContainerDemandduringleadtime+Safetystock=7,200/500= kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number) . Number of kanbans = kanbans (round your response to the nearest whole number)