Markland First National Bank of Rolla utilizes kanban techniques in its check processing facility. The following information is known about the process. Each kanban container can hold 25 checks and spends 24 minutes a day in processing and 2 hours a day in materials handling and waiting. Finally, the facility operates 24 hours per day and utilizes a policy variable for unforeseen contingencies of 0.15
a. If there are 23 kanban containers in use, the current daily demand of the check processing facility isunits. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number)
b. If the muda or the waste in the system were eliminated completely,containers would then be needed. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number)