Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

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 5

The textbook 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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

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

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

PART-A: Learning Curves

Projects Manufacturing and Service Processes

Manufacturing Processes

PART-A: Break-Even Analysis

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six-Sigma Supply Chain Processes and Analytics

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics and Distribution

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Exam 12: Lean Supply Chains

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

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

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

PART-A: Learning Curves

Projects Manufacturing and Service Processes

Manufacturing Processes

PART-A: Break-Even Analysis

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six-Sigma Supply Chain Processes and Analytics

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics and Distribution

Filters