Question: Q1. (20 points. A product is assembled from two components; A and B. Component A is produced in plant 1 and component B is produced

Q1. (20 points. A product is assembled from two

Q1. (20 points. A product is assembled from two components; A and B. Component A is produced in plant 1 and component B is produced in plant 2. Each unit of the final item requires 5 units of A and 4 units of B. The weekly production schedule on the assembly line is 5000 units. Kanban system is employed in plants 1 and 2. The container for A hold 120 units while the container of B holds 60 units. The policy variable for plant 1 is set at 0.1. The average waiting time for a container of A is one hour and on average 30 minutes are needed to produce one container of A. The policy variable for plant 2 is set at 0.15. The average waiting time per container in plant 2 is 85 minutes and an average 1.25 hour is needed to produce one container of B. Assume a one- shift working day of 8 hours in plants 1 and 2 and 5 days of working per week. 1. How many containers are needed for A? (7 points) 2. How many containers are needed for B? (7 points) 3. If muda is removed from plants 1 and 2 what would be the number of containers of A and B? (6 points)

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