A fabrication cell at Spradley\'s Sprockets uses the pull method to supply gears

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A fabrication cell at Spradley's Sprockets uses the pull method to supply gears to an assembly line. George Jitson is in charge of the assembly line, which requires 255 gears per day. Containers typically wait 1.1 day in the fabrication cell. Each container holds 80 gears, and one container requires 0.9 day in machine time. Setup times are negligible. If the policy variable for unforeseen contingencies is set at 0.06, how many containers should Jitson authorize for the gear replenishment system? Jtson should authorize containers. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number)

Explanation / Answer

No.of gears required per day = 255

One container hold 80 gears.

No.of containers required to hold 255 gears = 255/80 = 3.1875

Variable for unforeseen contingencies is 0.06

Therefore, no of containers to be authorised is 3.1875*1.06 = 3.378 = 3 containers

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