A bottling plant fills 1,800 bottles every two hours. The lead time is 60 minute

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A bottling plant fills 1,800 bottles every two hours. The lead time is 60 minutes and a container accommodates 100 bottles. The safety stock is 30 percent of expected demand. How many kanban cards are needed? (Round up your answer to the nearest whole number.)

i got 9.9, it was wrong.

A bottling plant fills 1,800 bottles every two hours. The lead time is 60 minutes and a container accommodates 100 bottles. The safety stock is 30 percent of expected demand. How many kanban cards are needed? (Round up your answer to the nearest whole number.)

i got 9.9, it was wrong.

Explanation / Answer

K = (D*L*(1+S))/C

Where D= 1800 bottles every 2 hrs

L= 60 mins

S=30%

C= 100 bottles

So K = (1800*60*(1+0.3))/100 = 1404 kanbon cards are required.

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