Question 1

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is leveling facility load.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following are elements that address elimination of waste under lean production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Production ahead of demand 
B)  Group plant loading technology 
C)  Kanban production control system 
D)  Minimized run times 
E)  Full capacity utilization 
A)  Production ahead of demand 
B)  Group plant loading technology 
C)  Kanban production control system 
D)  Minimized run times 
E)  Full capacity utilization

Question 3

JIT is typically applied to nonrepetitive manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following address elimination of waste under lean production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Info-matic warehouse networks 
B)  Outsourced housekeeping 
C)  Quality at the source 
D)  Backflush 
E)  Bottom-round management 
A)  Info-matic warehouse networks 
B)  Outsourced housekeeping 
C)  Quality at the source 
D)  Backflush 
E)  Bottom-round management

Question 5

Which of the following statements holds true for kanban production control systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The authority to produce or supply additional parts comes from upstream operations 
B)  In a paperless control system, containers can be used instead of cards 
C)  The cards or containers make up the kanban push system 
D)  They require substantial quantitative analysis prior to implementation 
E)  They have not been successful outside of Japan and the United States 
A)  The authority to produce or supply additional parts comes from upstream operations 
B)  In a paperless control system, containers can be used instead of cards 
C)  The cards or containers make up the kanban push system 
D)  They require substantial quantitative analysis prior to implementation 
E)  They have not been successful outside of Japan and the United States

Question 6

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Kanban means "symbol" or "box" in Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Group technology (GT) is credited with which of the following benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing waiting time between process operations 
B)  Improving inventory discipline 
C)  Reducing required workforce skills 
D)  Improved labor relations 
E)  Improved small group functioning 
A)  Reducing waiting time between process operations 
B)  Improving inventory discipline 
C)  Reducing required workforce skills 
D)  Improved labor relations 
E)  Improved small group functioning

Question 9

Group technology is a philosophy wherein similar parts are grouped together and the processes required to make the parts are arranged as a work cell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Lean production replaced JIT in the 1990s because JIT did not address the problem of reducing waste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following are related to lean production?

Accepted Answer

A)  A philosophy of waste elimination 
B)  Lean consumption 
C)  Never running out of inventory 
D)  The Wahei-Subaru method 
E)  Full use of capacity 
A)  A philosophy of waste elimination 
B)  Lean consumption 
C)  Never running out of inventory 
D)  The Wahei-Subaru method 
E)  Full use of capacity

Question 12

When implementing a lean production system, a stabilized schedule is achieved using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level scheduling 
B)  Demand pull 
C)  Demand push 
D)  Reduced lot sizes 
E)  Bottom-round management 
A)  Level scheduling 
B)  Demand pull 
C)  Demand push 
D)  Reduced lot sizes 
E)  Bottom-round management

Question 13

An activity where the parts that go into each unit of a product are periodically removed from inventory and accounted for based on the number of units produced. is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frozen window 
B)  Backflush 
C)  Level schedule 
D)  Group Technology 
E)  Kanban 
A)  Frozen window 
B)  Backflush 
C)  Level schedule 
D)  Group Technology 
E)  Kanban

Question 14

A kanban control system uses a signaling device to regulate JIT flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is leveling facility load.

Which of the following are elements that address elimination of waste under lean production?

JIT is typically applied to nonrepetitive manufacturing.

Which of the following address elimination of waste under lean production?

Which of the following statements holds true for kanban production control systems?

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

Kanban means "symbol" or "box" in Japanese.

Group technology (GT) is credited with which of the following benefits?

Group technology is a philosophy wherein similar parts are grouped together and the processes required to make the parts are arranged as a work cell.

Lean production replaced JIT in the 1990s because JIT did not address the problem of reducing waste.

Which of the following are related to lean production?

When implementing a lean production system, a stabilized schedule is achieved using which of the following?

An activity where the parts that go into each unit of a product are periodically removed from inventory and accounted for based on the number of units produced. is called which of the following?

A kanban control system uses a signaling device to regulate JIT flows.

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Exam 12: Lean Supply Chains

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is leveling facility load.

Which of the following are elements that address elimination of waste under lean production?

JIT is typically applied to nonrepetitive manufacturing.

Which of the following address elimination of waste under lean production?

Which of the following statements holds true for kanban production control systems?

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

Kanban means "symbol" or "box" in Japanese.

Group technology (GT) is credited with which of the following benefits?

Group technology is a philosophy wherein similar parts are grouped together and the processes required to make the parts are arranged as a work cell.

Lean production replaced JIT in the 1990s because JIT did not address the problem of reducing waste.

Which of the following are related to lean production?

When implementing a lean production system, a stabilized schedule is achieved using which of the following?

An activity where the parts that go into each unit of a product are periodically removed from inventory and accounted for based on the number of units produced. is called which of the following?

A kanban control system uses a signaling device to regulate JIT flows.

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