Which one of the following scenarios represents the use of a kanban to reduce inventories?
A) A supervisor tells the operators to stay busy and start producing parts for next month.
B) A "supplier" work center signals the downstream workstation that a batch has been completed.
C) A supervisor signals to several work centers that the production rate should be changed.
D) A "customer" work center signals to the "supplier" workstation that more parts are needed.
E) An operator asks the next station's operator to help him fix his machine.

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Kanban is a just-in-time (JIT) inventory system that aims to reduce inventories and increase efficiency by producing or supplying goods only as needed. In option D, the "customer" work center signaling to the "supplier" workstation that more parts are needed is a classic example of kanban, where production is pulled by demand rather than pushed by supply.

Which One of the Following Scenarios Represents the Use of a Kanban