Using the information from Problem 1, if Mejza desires to reduce its number of c
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Using the information from Problem 1, if Mejza desires to reduce its number of containers to eight, how does this impact the system? What has to be changed, if it is assumed that demand, container size, and safety stock percentage do not change, and what is that change?
(Problem 1)
Mejza Compressors uses a lean production assembly line to make its compressors. In one assembly area, the demand is 100 parts per eight-hour day. It uses a container that holds eight parts. It typically takes about six hours to round-trip a container from one work center to the next and back again. Mejza also desires to hold 15 percent safety stock of this part in the system. How many containers should Mejza Compressors be using?
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If want to reduce to 8:
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