John needs 40 Eternal Light flashlights. Each Eternal Light flashlight requires

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John needs 40 Eternal Light flashlights. Each Eternal Light flashlight requires 3 bulbs, and each bulb requires 3 filaments. Note that the bulbs are non-sealed and require the filaments to be inserted inside of them as a sub-component.

1. How many bulbs will he need, if he has 90 in inventory

A. 30

B. 120

C. 240

2. How many filaments will he need, if he has 90 bulbs in inventory and 20 filaments in inventory?

A. 110

B. 90

C. 70

3. If John is operating with Lean Principles, he would want

A. More Inventory

B. Less Inventory

C. Same Inventory

4. If John is operating with Lean Principles, he would want

A. Larger orders delivered infrequently

B. Smaller orders delivered frequently

C. The same number of orders regardless of his operating principles

5. If John is operating with Lean Principles he would want

A. The bulbs to plug in only one way

B. The bulbs to plug in multiple ways

C. An infinite number of ways to plug in the bulbs.

Explanation / Answer

Total requirement

Eternal flash lights = 40

No of bulbs = 3*40=120

No of filaments = 120*3=360

So

1.)   120-90 = 30 bulbs

2.)   30*3 = 90

3.)   Lean principle means just in time ordering of products , so he would want less inventory

4.)   To avoid storage of goods, he would want Smaller orders delivered frequently

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