Question 1

Which of the following is not listed in the textbook as a component of a lean supply chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lean customers 
B)  Lean management 
C)  Lean logistics 
D)  Lean warehousing 
E)  Lean procurement 
A)  Lean customers 
B)  Lean management 
C)  Lean logistics 
D)  Lean warehousing 
E)  Lean procurement

Question 2

"Quality at the source" requires factory workers to become their own inspectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following problems are not among those hidden when inventory levels are excessively high?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inadequate worker motivation 
B)  Engineering design redundancies 
C)  Paperwork backlogs 
D)  Scrap 
E)  Productive equipment downtime 
A)  Inadequate worker motivation 
B)  Engineering design redundancies 
C)  Paperwork backlogs 
D)  Scrap 
E)  Productive equipment downtime

Question 4

In a lean production system we expect to see which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  No extra inventory 
B)  Extra inventory of critical parts held "just-in-case" 
C)  More parts and fewer standardized product configurations 
D)  Managers being held responsible for quality of the work turned out 
E)  Closer management-labor relationships 
A)  No extra inventory 
B)  Extra inventory of critical parts held "just-in-case" 
C)  More parts and fewer standardized product configurations 
D)  Managers being held responsible for quality of the work turned out 
E)  Closer management-labor relationships

Question 5

You have been called in as a consultant to set up a kanban control system. The first thing you 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 1,200 per hour. You estimate the safety stock should be set at 5% of the demand during lead time. The tote trays used as containers can hold 2 units of stock and the lead time to replenish an order is 10 hours. Which of the following is the number of kanban card sets necessary to support this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  5,000 
B)  5,500 
C)  6,300 
D)  6,500 
E)  7,000 
A)  5,000 
B)  5,500 
C)  6,300 
D)  6,500 
E)  7,000

Question 6

Imagine comparing a manufacturing operation using regular lot-sizing and the same operation with a kanban/lean production approach. What would be your expectations of the difference between the total cost (i.e., inventory holding costs + setup/ordering costs) of each?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventory holding cost will increase nonlinearly with inventory 
B)  Total costs will be lower for the regular lot-size operation 
C)  Total costs will be lower for the kanban/lean production operation 
D)  The order quantity will be larger for the kanban/lean production approach 
E)  As long as the total quantity is the same, total costs will be the same 
A)  Inventory holding cost will increase nonlinearly with inventory 
B)  Total costs will be lower for the regular lot-size operation 
C)  Total costs will be lower for the kanban/lean production operation 
D)  The order quantity will be larger for the kanban/lean production approach 
E)  As long as the total quantity is the same, total costs will be the same

Question 7

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 50 per hour, the safety stock is 20% of the demand during lead time, the container size is 4. If the lead time to replenish an order is 8 hours, what number of kanban card sets is needed?

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  80 
C)  90 
D)  120 
E)  150 
A)  60 
B)  80 
C)  90 
D)  120 
E)  150

Question 8

JIT manufacturing forces a firm to work with a lower water level despite safety hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Company unions in Japan exist to foster a cooperative relationship with management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A principle of value stream mapping is to concentrate on speeding up value-added operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Value stream mapping involves materials, not information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Excess quality 
B)  Overproduction 
C)  Underproduction 
D)  Environmental 
E)  Over-thinking 
A)  Excess quality 
B)  Overproduction 
C)  Underproduction 
D)  Environmental 
E)  Over-thinking

Question 13

Group technology cells help to eliminate movement and queue (wait) time between operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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% 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. Which of the following is the number of kanban card sets necessary to support this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  42 
B)  47 
C)  68 
D)  89 
E)  94 
A)  42 
B)  47 
C)  68 
D)  89 
E)  94

Question 15

One of the aims of value stream mapping to eliminate waste in a process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the upgrading of housekeeping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Applying lean concepts to logistics is difficult unless either the manufacturer or the customer owns the logistics activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In implementing a lean production system you should work with suppliers to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open facilities near your factory 
B)  Focus workstation capacities 
C)  Backflush 
D)  Provide quality at the source 
E)  Reduce lead times 
A)  Open facilities near your factory 
B)  Focus workstation capacities 
C)  Backflush 
D)  Provide quality at the source 
E)  Reduce lead times

Question 19

To implement a flow process in developing a lean system a firm might do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improve capacity utilization 
B)  Build product in anticipation of demand 
C)  Reduce setup/changeover time 
D)  Eliminate some fixed costs 
E)  Implement groupware 
A)  Improve capacity utilization 
B)  Build product in anticipation of demand 
C)  Reduce setup/changeover time 
D)  Eliminate some fixed costs 
E)  Implement groupware

Question 20

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not listed in the textbook as a component of a lean supply chain?

"Quality at the source" requires factory workers to become their own inspectors.

Which of the following problems are not among those hidden when inventory levels are excessively high?

In a lean production system we expect to see which of the following?

Imagine comparing a manufacturing operation using regular lot-sizing and the same operation with a kanban/lean production approach. What would be your expectations of the difference between the total cost (i.e., inventory holding costs + setup/ordering costs) of each?

JIT manufacturing forces a firm to work with a lower water level despite safety hazards.

Company unions in Japan exist to foster a cooperative relationship with management.

A principle of value stream mapping is to concentrate on speeding up value-added operations.

Value stream mapping involves materials, not information.

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

Group technology cells help to eliminate movement and queue (wait) time between operations.

One of the aims of value stream mapping to eliminate waste in a process.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the upgrading of housekeeping.

Applying lean concepts to logistics is difficult unless either the manufacturer or the customer owns the logistics activities.

In implementing a lean production system you should work with suppliers to do which of the following?

To implement a flow process in developing a lean system a firm might do which of the following?

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

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Exam 12: Lean Supply Chains

Which of the following is not listed in the textbook as a component of a lean supply chain?

"Quality at the source" requires factory workers to become their own inspectors.

Which of the following problems are not among those hidden when inventory levels are excessively high?

In a lean production system we expect to see which of the following?

Imagine comparing a manufacturing operation using regular lot-sizing and the same operation with a kanban/lean production approach. What would be your expectations of the difference between the total cost (i.e., inventory holding costs + setup/ordering costs) of each?

JIT manufacturing forces a firm to work with a lower water level despite safety hazards.

Company unions in Japan exist to foster a cooperative relationship with management.

A principle of value stream mapping is to concentrate on speeding up value-added operations.

Value stream mapping involves materials, not information.

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

Group technology cells help to eliminate movement and queue (wait) time between operations.

One of the aims of value stream mapping to eliminate waste in a process.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the upgrading of housekeeping.

Applying lean concepts to logistics is difficult unless either the manufacturer or the customer owns the logistics activities.

In implementing a lean production system you should work with suppliers to do which of the following?

To implement a flow process in developing a lean system a firm might do which of the following?

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

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