Asked by Joseph Bartmann on Apr 28, 2024

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Daily usage of a product is 10 units. Since the plant operates 250 days per year, this leads to annual usage of 2500 units. Setup cost is $60 and annualized carrying cost is $80. Daily production of this product is 14 units. Lead time is three days, and safety stock is one day's production. What is optimal kanban size? What is the optimal number of kanbans?

Kanban Size

Kanban size refers to the quantity of work or production capacity represented by a kanban card in a lean manufacturing system, aimed at controlling the flow of resources through the production process.

Setup Cost

The expenses involved in configuring a process, machine, or system for a particular production run or task.

Carrying Cost

The total cost of holding inventory, including storage, insurance, taxes, depreciation, and opportunity costs.

  • Calculate the most appropriate kanban dimensions and tally the required kanbans for various situations.
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Agung SeptaApr 30, 2024
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 Setup Cost 60 Annual Holding Cost 80 Daily Production 14 Annual Usage 2500 Daily Usage 10 Lead Time 3 Safety Stock (in days) 1 Days per year 250\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Setup Cost } & 60 \\\hline \text { Annual Holding Cost } & 80 \\\hline \text { Daily Production } & 14 \\\hline \text { Annual Usage } & 2500 \\\hline \text { Daily Usage } & 10 \\\hline \text { Lead Time } & 3 \\\hline \text { Safety Stock (in days) } & 1 \\\hline \text { Days per year } & 250 \\\hline\end{array} Setup Cost  Annual Holding Cost  Daily Production  Annual Usage  Daily Usage  Lead Time  Safety Stock (in days)  Days per year 60801425001031250 Results
 Kanban size 114.5644 Number of  Kanbans 0.27059\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Kanban size } & 114.5644 \\\hline \text { Number of } & \\\text { Kanbans } & 0.27059 \\\hline\end{array} Kanban size  Number of  Kanbans 114.56440.27059 1 kanban