Protected Demand and Cards

Container Size

Container size converts protected demand into a whole card count.

highlighted = computed this step

Container Size

Each container holds 30 units.

container size=30\text{container size}=30
Kanban cardsThe chart displays base and what-if protected demand and cards.kanban card countlead demand 240 x 2 = 480protected 480 + 60 = 540; container 30base protectedbase protected 540what-if protectedwhat-if protected 300base cardsbase cards 18what-if cardswhat-if cards 10caseleadlead demandsafetyprotectedcardsbase24806054018what-if12406030010deterministic kanban sizing arithmetic only

Whole Containers

The card count uses whole containers.

cards use a ceiling count\text{cards use a ceiling count}
Kanban cardsThe chart displays base and what-if protected demand and cards.kanban card countlead demand 240 x 2 = 480protected 480 + 60 = 540; container 30base protectedbase protected 540what-if protectedwhat-if protected 300base cardsbase cards 18what-if cardswhat-if cards 10caseleadlead demandsafetyprotectedcardsbase24806054018what-if12406030010deterministic kanban sizing arithmetic only