Information for Machine Shop $1$

$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Machine$],[$Shop $1]]],[\backslash$table$[[$Demand $($from Machine Shop $2)$ units per$],[$day$]],36,750],[\backslash$table$[[$Average lead time for replenishment of$],[$one container per hour$]],0\mathrm{.}12],[$Safety factor,$0\mathrm{.}15],[$Container size,$300],[$Working hours per day,$8]]$

$N=\frac{DT(1+x)}{C}$

where

$N=$ Total number of kanbans $($one kanban per container$)$

$D=$ Average usage rate of using work centre

$T=$ Average lead time for replenishment of one container $($include production, setup, production, and transport times$)$

$x=$ Saferv factor usuallv given as a nercentage of average ucage $D$