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.
D
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