Question 1

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 2

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In setting up a kanban control system and you need to determine the number of kanban card sets needed.If the expected demand during lead time is 50 per hour,the safety stock is 20% of the demand during lead time,the container size is 4.If the lead time to replenish an order is 2 hours,what number of kanban card sets is needed? ___________________

Accepted Answer

30
Explanation: Usin

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 non-linearly 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 non-linearly 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 17

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

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 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% 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

Question 20

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

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

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

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

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

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

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

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.

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

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

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

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

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

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?

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

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

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Manufacturing and Service Processes

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

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Exam 12: Lean Supply Chains

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

A kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

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

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

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

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

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.

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

Which of the following are related to lean production?

Subcontractor networks are not very important in Japanese manufacturing.

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

Lean production is a management philosophy and a pull system throughout the plant.

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

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

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?

The goal of JIT production is to drive all inventory queues lower.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is the eliminating of unnecessary activities.

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

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Manufacturing and Service Processes

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

Filters