Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an element that addresses 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

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 4

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 5

Automation is a key to lean procurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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

JIT is typically applied to nonrepetitive manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

Company unions in Japan exist to foster a cooperative relationship with management.

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

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.You found that the number of Kanban cards needed is 47.Your client now tells you that they miscalculated the demand and the true demand is 300 per hour.All other things remain the same.What is the most appropriate answer from the choices below?

Accepted Answer

A) Number of Kanban cards will stay the same 
B) Number of Kanban cards will decrease. 
C) number of Kanban cards will be 94 
D) 47 
E) 23.5 (rounded to 24). 
A) Number of Kanban cards will stay the same 
B) Number of Kanban cards will decrease. 
C) number of Kanban cards will be 94 
D) 47 
E) 23.5 (rounded to 24).

Question 19

Which of the following is a lean production technique that is not reported in the textbook to have been successfully applied in service firms?

Accepted Answer

A) Organization of problem-solving groups 
B) Upgraded housekeeping 
C) Upgraded quality 
D) Frozen windows 
E) Elimination of unnecessary activities 
A) Organization of problem-solving groups 
B) Upgraded housekeeping 
C) Upgraded quality 
D) Frozen windows 
E) Elimination of unnecessary activities

Question 20

One of the few lean techniques that does not work well in service firms is demand-pull scheduling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Lean Supply Chains

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

Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under lean production?

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

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.

Automation is a key to lean procurement.

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

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

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

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

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

JIT is typically applied to nonrepetitive manufacturing.

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

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

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

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

Company unions in Japan exist to foster a cooperative relationship with management.

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

Which of the following is a lean production technique that is not reported in the textbook to have been successfully applied in service firms?

One of the few lean techniques that does not work well in service firms is demand-pull scheduling.

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