Question 1

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) Organize problem-solving groups 
B) Upgrade housekeeping 
C) Upgrade quality 
D) Freeze windows 
E) Eliminate unnecessary activities 
A) Organize problem-solving groups 
B) Upgrade housekeeping 
C) Upgrade quality 
D) Freeze windows 
E) Eliminate unnecessary activities

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 Waehi-Subaru method 
E) Full use of capacity 
A) A philosophy of waste elimination 
B) Lean consumption 
C) Never running out of inventory 
D) The Waehi-Subaru method 
E) Full use of capacity

Question 6

Value stream mapping is a technique that aims to eliminate waste in a process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An activity involving periodic exploding of an end item's bill of materials to calculate how many of each part that go into the final product is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Frozen window 
B) Backflushing 
C) Level schedule 
D) Group Technology 
E) Kanban 
A) Frozen window 
B) Backflushing 
C) Level schedule 
D) Group Technology 
E) Kanban

Question 8

As lean production methods reduce change-over times and thus enable smaller economic lot sizes and less work-in-process inventory is the importance of quality increased or decreased? Why?

Accepted Answer

Increased.The reason for this is simply

Question 9

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) Backflushing 
E) Bottom-round management 
A) Info-matic warehouse networks 
B) Outsourced housekeeping 
C) Quality at the source 
D) Backflushing 
E) Bottom-round management

Question 10

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 11

Group technology (GT)is credited with which of the following benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing waiting time between process operations 
B) Improving inventory discipline 
C) Reducing required workforce skills 
D) Improved labor relations 
E) Improved small group functioning 
A) Reducing waiting time between process operations 
B) Improving inventory discipline 
C) Reducing required workforce skills 
D) Improved labor relations 
E) Improved small group functioning

Question 12

Which one of the following concepts is not involved when implementing total quality control?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers being given responsibility 
B) Enforce compliance 
C) Fail-safe methods 
D) Automatic inspection 
E) Level schedule the factory 
A) Workers being given responsibility 
B) Enforce compliance 
C) Fail-safe methods 
D) Automatic inspection 
E) Level schedule the factory

Question 13

The term "heijunka" means "misfit" in Japanese.In a manufacturing context it refers to highly variable demands on a manufacturing facility that lead to cycles of overtime and layoffs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

Value stream mapping is a technique that aims to eliminate waste in a process.

An activity involving periodic exploding of an end item's bill of materials to calculate how many of each part that go into the final product is called which of the following?

As lean production methods reduce change-over times and thus enable smaller economic lot sizes and less work-in-process inventory is the importance of quality increased or decreased? Why?

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

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

Group technology (GT)is credited with which of the following benefits?

Which one of the following concepts is not involved when implementing total quality control?

The term "heijunka" means "misfit" in Japanese.In a manufacturing context it refers to highly variable demands on a manufacturing facility that lead to cycles of overtime and layoffs.

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

Introduction to the Field

Operations and Supply Strategy

Project Management

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Management

Process Analysis

Manufacturing Processes

Service Processes

Six Sigma Quality

Supply-Chain Strategy

Logistics and Facility Location

Operations Consulting Reengineering

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Demand Management and Forecasting

Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Control

Material Requirements Planning

Scheduling

Constraint Management

Linear Programming Using the Excel Solver

Learning Curves

Job Design Work Measurement

Waiting Line Analysis

Process Capability and Spc

Simulation

Filters

Exam 12: Lean Manufacturing

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

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

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

Value stream mapping is a technique that aims to eliminate waste in a process.

An activity involving periodic exploding of an end item's bill of materials to calculate how many of each part that go into the final product is called which of the following?

As lean production methods reduce change-over times and thus enable smaller economic lot sizes and less work-in-process inventory is the importance of quality increased or decreased? Why?

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

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

Group technology (GT)is credited with which of the following benefits?

Which one of the following concepts is not involved when implementing total quality control?

The term "heijunka" means "misfit" in Japanese.In a manufacturing context it refers to highly variable demands on a manufacturing facility that lead to cycles of overtime and layoffs.

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

Introduction to the Field

Operations and Supply Strategy

Project Management

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Management

Process Analysis

Manufacturing Processes

Service Processes

Six Sigma Quality

Supply-Chain Strategy

Logistics and Facility Location

Operations Consulting Reengineering

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Demand Management and Forecasting

Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Control

Material Requirements Planning

Scheduling

Constraint Management

Linear Programming Using the Excel Solver

Learning Curves

Job Design Work Measurement

Waiting Line Analysis

Process Capability and Spc

Simulation

Filters