Question 1

Lean production makes implementing green strategies in manufacturing processes more difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Japanese manufacturing automation and robotics are used extensively to perform dull or routine jobs so employees are free to focus on important improvement tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A recent report recommended that companies report the emissions of Green House Gases that are generated by their supply chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 non-linearly 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 non-linearly 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 5

Using the formula in the textbook the only parameters we need to determine the number of Kanban card 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 6

Which of the following statements holds 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 7

Respect for people is a key to Toyota's improvement ideas in manufacturing.

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 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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

Which of the following is 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 13

Value stream mapping is used to identify all of the value-adding as well as non-value-adding processes that materials are subjected to within a plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho 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 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) Calculate lead times 
B) Quality circles 
C) Freeze windows 
D) Make frequent deliveries 
E) Achieve bottom-round management 
A) Calculate lead times 
B) Quality circles 
C) Freeze windows 
D) Make frequent deliveries 
E) Achieve bottom-round management

Question 19

Lean production requires a "push & pull" system of inventory replenishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho 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

Lean production makes implementing green strategies in manufacturing processes more difficult.

In Japanese manufacturing automation and robotics are used extensively to perform dull or routine jobs so employees are free to focus on important improvement tasks.

A recent report recommended that companies report the emissions of Green House Gases that are generated by their supply chain.

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?

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

Which of the following statements holds for Kanban production control systems?

Respect for people is a key to Toyota's improvement ideas in manufacturing.

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

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.

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

Which of the following is related to lean production?

Value stream mapping is used to identify all of the value-adding as well as non-value-adding processes that materials are subjected to within a plant.

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.

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

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

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

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

Lean production requires a "push & pull" system of inventory replenishment.

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Management

Process Analysis

Production Processes

Service Processes

Health Care Processes

Six-Sigma Quality

Projects

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics and Distribution

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Demand Management and Forecasting

Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Control

Material Requirements Planning

Scheduling

Constraint Management

Filters

Exam 13: Lean and Sustainable Supply Chains

Lean production makes implementing green strategies in manufacturing processes more difficult.

In Japanese manufacturing automation and robotics are used extensively to perform dull or routine jobs so employees are free to focus on important improvement tasks.

A recent report recommended that companies report the emissions of Green House Gases that are generated by their supply chain.

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?

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

Which of the following statements holds for Kanban production control systems?

Respect for people is a key to Toyota's improvement ideas in manufacturing.

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

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.

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

Which of the following is related to lean production?

Value stream mapping is used to identify all of the value-adding as well as non-value-adding processes that materials are subjected to within a plant.

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.

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

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

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

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

Lean production requires a "push & pull" system of inventory replenishment.

In the textbook Toyota's Fujio Cho identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Management

Process Analysis

Production Processes

Service Processes

Health Care Processes

Six-Sigma Quality

Projects

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics and Distribution

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Demand Management and Forecasting

Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Control

Material Requirements Planning

Scheduling

Constraint Management

Filters