Question 1

Consider the relationship between the number of kanban cars sets needed with safety stock and the container size. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Accepted Answer

A)  As safety stock increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease 
B)  As safety stock decreases, the number of kanban card sets needed will increase 
C)  As container size increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will increase 
D)  As container size increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease 
E)  As container size decreases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease 
A)  As safety stock increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease 
B)  As safety stock decreases, the number of kanban card sets needed will increase 
C)  As container size increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will increase 
D)  As container size increases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease 
E)  As container size decreases, the number of kanban card sets needed will decrease

Question 2

You have been called in as a consultant to set up a kanban control system. The first thing to do is to determine the number of kanban card sets needed. Your research shows that the expected demand during lead time for a particular component is 150 per hour. You estimate the safety stock should be set at 25 percent of the demand during lead time. The tote trays used as containers can hold 8 units of stock, and the lead time it takes to replenish an order is 2 hours. You found that the number of kanban cards needed is 47. Your client now tells you that they miscalculated the demand and the true demand is 300 per hour. All other things remain the same. What is the most appropriate answer from the choices below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Number of kanban cardsets will stay the same 
B)  Number of kanban cardsets will decrease. 
C)  Number of kanban cardsets will be 94 
D)  Number of kanban cardsets will be 47 
E)  Number of kanbancardsets will be 23.5 (rounded to 24). 
A)  Number of kanban cardsets will stay the same 
B)  Number of kanban cardsets will decrease. 
C)  Number of kanban cardsets will be 94 
D)  Number of kanban cardsets will be 47 
E)  Number of kanbancardsets will be 23.5 (rounded to 24).

Question 3

Using the formula in the textbook the only parameters we need to determine the number of kanban car sets is the average number of units demanded over some time period, the container size, and the safety stock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Firms in Japan tend to have short-term relationships with their suppliers and customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To implement lean production schedules a firm would do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have excess capacity 
B)  Force demand 
C)  Hire a consultant 
D)  Bottom-up management 
E)  Implement kanban groups 
A)  Have excess capacity 
B)  Force demand 
C)  Hire a consultant 
D)  Bottom-up management 
E)  Implement kanban groups

Question 7

Uniform plant loading is a process of smoothing the production activity flow to dampen the reaction waves that normally occur in response to schedule variations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In setting up a kanban control system you need to determine the number of kanban card sets needed. If the expected demand during lead time is 25 per hour, the safety stock is 20% of the demand during lead time, the container size is 5, and the lead time to replenish an order is 5 hours, what is the number of kanban card sets needed?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  27 
D)  30 
E)  34 
A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  27 
D)  30 
E)  34

Question 9

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term "freeze window" refers to the practice of building quality into the process and not identifying quality by inspection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Lean production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Kanban Squares" is an educational game played in kanban training sessions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excess quality 
B)  Motion 
C)  Excess capacity 
D)  Underproduction 
E)  Excess demand 
A)  Excess quality 
B)  Motion 
C)  Excess capacity 
D)  Underproduction 
E)  Excess demand

Question 16

Henry Ford used JIT concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to make automobiles in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Uniform plant loading is where you schedule production with different amounts of the same product each day of the week to permit variation to meet changing demand requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A kaizen burst is a symbol on a value stream map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underproduction 
B)  Excess quality 
C)  Preventive maintenance 
D)  Product defects 
E)  Kaizen 
A)  Underproduction 
B)  Excess quality 
C)  Preventive maintenance 
D)  Product defects 
E)  Kaizen

Question 20

Which of the following is a lean production technique that has been successfully applied in service firms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision trees 
B)  Leveling the facility load 
C)  Kanban Card Systems 
D)  Fully utilizing capacity 
E)  Backflushing 
A)  Decision trees 
B)  Leveling the facility load 
C)  Kanban Card Systems 
D)  Fully utilizing capacity 
E)  Backflushing

Consider the relationship between the number of kanban cars sets needed with safety stock and the container size. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Using the formula in the textbook the only parameters we need to determine the number of kanban car sets is the average number of units demanded over some time period, the container size, and the safety stock.

Firms in Japan tend to have short-term relationships with their suppliers and customers.

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

To implement lean production schedules a firm would do which of the following?

Uniform plant loading is a process of smoothing the production activity flow to dampen the reaction waves that normally occur in response to schedule variations.

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

The term "freeze window" refers to the practice of building quality into the process and not identifying quality by inspection.

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

Lean production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

"Kanban Squares" is an educational game played in kanban training sessions.

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Henry Ford used JIT concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to make automobiles in the early 1900s.

Uniform plant loading is where you schedule production with different amounts of the same product each day of the week to permit variation to meet changing demand requirements.

A kaizen burst is a symbol on a value stream map.

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Which of the following is a lean production technique that has been successfully applied in service firms?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Manufacturing Processes

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

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Exam 12: Lean Supply Chains

Consider the relationship between the number of kanban cars sets needed with safety stock and the container size. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Using the formula in the textbook the only parameters we need to determine the number of kanban car sets is the average number of units demanded over some time period, the container size, and the safety stock.

Firms in Japan tend to have short-term relationships with their suppliers and customers.

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

To implement lean production schedules a firm would do which of the following?

Uniform plant loading is a process of smoothing the production activity flow to dampen the reaction waves that normally occur in response to schedule variations.

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

The term "freeze window" refers to the practice of building quality into the process and not identifying quality by inspection.

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

Lean production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

"Kanban Squares" is an educational game played in kanban training sessions.

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Henry Ford used JIT concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to make automobiles in the early 1900s.

Uniform plant loading is where you schedule production with different amounts of the same product each day of the week to permit variation to meet changing demand requirements.

A kaizen burst is a symbol on a value stream map.

The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Which of the following is a lean production technique that has been successfully applied in service firms?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Manufacturing Processes

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

Filters