Question 1

What is "lean thinking" in relation to a production system?

Accepted Answer

It is an approach fo...

Question 2

Which of the following is not descriptive of supplies in a lean environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequent shipment
B)  Lowest production cost
C)  Short lead time
D)  Arrival on schedule
E)  High qualityF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 3

When might a pull production system not be the most appropriate solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Products with long setup times
B)  Products with seasonality
C)  Products with wide variation in demand
D)  Products with stable demand
E)  Products that are difficult to forecastF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Which company is generally credited with developing the concept of lean production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toyota
B)  IBM
C)  Honda
D)  Dell
E)  KellogsF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Identify and describe the three broad groups of waste according to the Toyota Production System.

Accepted Answer

Muda.Muda is a Japanese term for product...

Question 6

Lean systems depend on visual cues and have little opportunity for technology to be utilized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the objective of quality at the source?

Accepted Answer

To prevent a defecti...

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the "five-S" principles to create a more organized work environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sort
B)  Shine
C)  Standardize
D)  Sustain
E)  SupplyF) A) and D)
G) All of the above E

Question 9

The time spent on setting up a machine is considered as waste in a lean production system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Lean Six Sigma has six "laws" to make the process successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Which of the following is not true about lean production systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimizing supplier variability is a goal
B)  Minimizing customer variability is a goal
C)  It focuses on waste elimination
D)  Lean production is only applicable to manufacturing
E)  Minimizing internal variabilityF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the five different "laws" used in the Lean Six Sigma approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  The law of the market
B)  The law of flexibility
C)  The law of focus
D)  The law of velocity
E)  The law of qualityF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

If a process has a takt time of 2 minutes and has 15 hours available per day spread over two shifts.What is the demand the company can satisfy per day?

Accepted Answer

D = (15 hours * 60 m...

Question 14

Lean principles include all the following except that

Accepted Answer

A)  Value is defined from the customers' point of view
B)  Actions that do not add value should be eliminated
C)  Continuous improvement
D)  Products should be pushed to the customer
E)  Value creation should be organized in a tight and integrated sequenceF) None of the above
G) A) and E) D

Question 15

Calculate the takt time if a company has demand for 300 items a day.7.5 hours of work time are available per day and the company works 5 days a week.

Accepted Answer

T = (7.5 hours/day *...

Question 16

The ratio of total demand to net time available to work is takt time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Concurrent engineering utilizes multiple production units,including suppliers,to improve processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The concept of lean production comes from the Ford Production System.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lean concepts can be applied to manufacturing,services,and nonprofit organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A production system that uses customer demand as the primary driver for production planning is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Push system
B)  Pull system
C)  Lean system
D)  Quality system
E)  Forecasting systemF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Exam 12: Lean Enterprise

What is "lean thinking" in relation to a production system?

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Which of the following is not descriptive of supplies in a lean environment?

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When might a pull production system not be the most appropriate solution?

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Which company is generally credited with developing the concept of lean production?

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Identify and describe the three broad groups of waste according to the Toyota Production System.

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Lean systems depend on visual cues and have little opportunity for technology to be utilized.

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What is the objective of quality at the source?

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Which of the following is not one of the "five-S" principles to create a more organized work environment?

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The time spent on setting up a machine is considered as waste in a lean production system.

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Lean Six Sigma has six "laws" to make the process successful.

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Which of the following is not true about lean production systems?

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Which of the following is not one of the five different "laws" used in the Lean Six Sigma approach?

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If a process has a takt time of 2 minutes and has 15 hours available per day spread over two shifts.What is the demand the company can satisfy per day?

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Lean principles include all the following except that

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Calculate the takt time if a company has demand for 300 items a day.7.5 hours of work time are available per day and the company works 5 days a week.

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The ratio of total demand to net time available to work is takt time.

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Concurrent engineering utilizes multiple production units,including suppliers,to improve processes.

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The concept of lean production comes from the Ford Production System.

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Lean concepts can be applied to manufacturing,services,and nonprofit organizations.

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A production system that uses customer demand as the primary driver for production planning is what?

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