Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

A kaizen burst is a symbol on a value stream map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term "freeze window" refers to the practice of building quality into the process and not identifying quality by inspection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To develop a lean manufacturing system a firm might do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Eliminate anything that does not add value for the customer. 
B) Standardize product configurations. 
C) Process design with product design. 
D) Adopt a kaizen philosophy. 
E) Implement top-down management controls. 
A) Eliminate anything that does not add value for the customer. 
B) Standardize product configurations. 
C) Process design with product design. 
D) Adopt a kaizen philosophy. 
E) Implement top-down management controls.

Question 10

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 25 per hour, the safety stock is 20 percent of the demand during lead time, the container size is 5, and the lead time to replenish an order is 5 hours, what the number of kanban card sets is needed?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 27 
D) 30 
E) 34 
A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 27 
D) 30 
E) 34

Question 11

Firms in Japan tend to have short-term relationships with their suppliers and customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

JIT production means that we produce the product before it is required so the customer does not wait for the product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Henry Ford used JIT concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to make automobiles in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In designing a lean production facility layout, a designer should do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Design for work flow balance. 
B) Locate flexible workstations offline. 
C) Link operations through a push system. 
D) Balance capacity using job shop analysis. 
E) Always keep operations on a single floor of the factory. 
A) Design for work flow balance. 
B) Locate flexible workstations offline. 
C) Link operations through a push system. 
D) Balance capacity using job shop analysis. 
E) Always keep operations on a single floor of the factory.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Value stream mapping involves materials, not information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 percent 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 20

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 percent 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

Exam 14: Lean Supply Chains

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

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

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

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.

A kaizen burst is a symbol on a value stream map.

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

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

The term "freeze window" refers to the practice of building quality into the process and not identifying quality by inspection.

To develop a lean manufacturing system a firm might do which of the following?

Firms in Japan tend to have short-term relationships with their suppliers and customers.

JIT production means that we produce the product before it is required so the customer does not wait for the product.

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

Henry Ford used JIT concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to make automobiles in the early 1900s.

In designing a lean production facility layout, a designer should do which of the following?

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

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

Value stream mapping involves materials, not information.

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