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A supplier of instrument gauge clusters fabrication center produces approximately 14 gauges per hour. It takes approximately four hours for the processing times, management has decided to keep 25 percent (Round up your answer to the next whole number.) uses a kanban system to control material flow. The gauge cluster housings are transported five at a time. A Number of kanban card sets of the needed inventory as safety stock. How many kanban card sets are needed? housing to be replenished. Due to variations in

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Number of Kanban = Demand*Lead time*(1 + Safety Stock %)/Container size

Demand = 14 per hour

Lead time = 4 hours

Safety stock = 25%

Container size = 5

Number of Kanban = 14*4*(1+25%)/5 = 14

Ans 14

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