Exam 13: Jitlean Production

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card Kanban system.Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station.What happens to the cards in the Incoming Parts C box and at the work station?

Livermore Industries uses a kanban system to manage production of the KR-9 subassembly.In a ten-hour day,they use 1500 units and use containers that can hold 50 units each.It takes 45 minutes to fill and move a container of parts to the right place on the KR-9 line that is currently rated at a 15% safety factor.How many production cards are needed?

A(n)________ is a production control approach that uses containers,cards,or visual cues to control production and movement of goods throughout the supply chain.

A pull system is a production system in which actual downstream demand sets off a chain of events that pull material through various steps in the production process.

The newest form of waste is underutilizing employees.

The analogy of rocks in a river is often used when discussing Lean principles.In the analogy,the rocks represent ________ while the water represents ________.

The delivery lead time was highly variable as was the quality of the product being shipped.These two factors combined to contribute to the waste of:

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card Kanban system.Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station.Plant manager Taichi Ohno grabs the microphone for the company PA system and announces that effective immediately,the company will switch to a one card system.Which of these actions is appropriate?

JIT or Lean can be used in:

A company has successfully implemented lean practices in their three station process.The stations are,in order,Station A,Station B,and Station C and product moves from A to B to C smoothly.One day,the equipment at Station B experiences catastrophic failure.What happens and what is the appropriate response for a lean-thinking company?

In a two-card kanban system:

Livernonions Industries uses a kanban system to manage production of the BR-549 subassembly.In an eight-hour day,they use 900 units and use containers that can hold 30 units each.It takes 120 minutes to fill and move a container of parts to the right place on the BR-549 line that is currently rated at a 15% safety factor.How many production hours of inventory are needed?

The receiving department accepts a shipment,confirms it matches the purchase order,and moves it to an area they call "deep storage." As the time approaches for the shipment to be used,they move it from deep storage to the week's holding pen,and on the day of use,it is transferred to the line near where it will fall into the product stream.When the worker needs it,she goes to where it is stored and brings it to her work station.This illustrates the waste of:

Which of the following statements regarding supply chain synchronization using kanbans is BEST?

In the lean perspective on inventory,often when a process is running smoothly:

Liversuch Industries uses a kanban system to manage production of the J-15 subassembly.They have an hourly demand for 250 units and use containers that can hold 50 units each.It takes 90 minutes to fill and move a container of parts to the right place on the J-15 line that is currently rated at a 20% safety factor.How many production cards are needed?

Companies that use MRP and kanban together use the ________ of MRP and the ________ of kanban.

The greater the demand,the more kanbans are needed.

Since a Lean manufacturer has very little inventory,it is vital that all incoming parts receive a thorough inspection.

One recent development in Lean thinking is the combination of Lean and Six Sigma into Lean Six Sigma,which combines the rigor of statistical analysis and DMAIC approach with Lean's focus on waste reduction.