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Describe the difference between a push and pull system in on paragraph.

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A push system is one where the productio...

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Choose, among the following statements, the ones which correctly describe the inner workings of a basic Kanban production system. 1) A Kanban card is attached to every 10th container of items that has been produced 2) A Kanban card is an easily understood, virtual signal 3) Kanban is the Japanese word for container 4) The Kanban card stays with the container until the contents are used once attached

A) (2)
B) (2) and (3)
C) (1) and (4)
D) (4)

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John is tasked with purchasing some new containers to use in the company's Kanban system.While he has most of the Kanban system configuration information, he cannot find the container size information.Find the container size using the Kanban system configuration information. The average demand during lead time is 1025 units and the safety stock level is set to 19 units.There are currently 8 Kanban cards in the system.Find the closet size.

Explain in your own words, the reason why a push system would increase the WIP inventory levels relative to a pull system.

A company implemented a computerized Kanban system that required a considerable amount of asset investment.However, the performance enhancement was not as much as expected.Which of the following correctly explains the reason for this phenomenon?

In your own words, briefly describe the objectives of a Pull Production Planning System.

Depending on who you ask, you will get different answers regarding how to distinguish a pull system from a push system depending.Choose the likely bases for distinguishing a pull system from a push system depending. 1) Information flow 2) Order release 3) Shop floor WIP levels 4) Lot size

Which of the following statements do not correctly describe pull manufacturing? 1) Material flow is determined by the need of the downstream workstation 2) Control is transferred from the beginning of the line to the end 3) A single piece flow is ideal for a push system and not for a pull system 4) Tries to minimize the number of items pulled at the same time

For US.Inc., there have been having problems with deciding on the number of Kanban cards in the system.There were several material shortages during the last period.In order to prevent shortages while maintaining an efficient Kanban system, how many Kanban cards should be released in the system? The lead time is 1 day and the safety stock level is set to 10% of the average demand during the day.The container size is 15 units per container.The following is the demands over the last 10 days: $\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c c c c c } \text { Days } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Daily } \\\text { demands }\end{array} & 100 & 98 & 97 & 120 & 123 & 125 & 121 & 100 & 110 & 105\end{array}$

In general, there are five questions regarding manufacturing and control.Which of the following correctly connects the question with solutions?