Question 1

The time required for a worker to complete one pass through the operations assigned to her is called the operator cycle time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following are characteristic of lean applications U.S.soil?

Accepted Answer

A) plants are larger 
B) deliveries from suppliers are less frequent 
C) Kanbans are kept very simple. 
D) All of these answer choices are correct. 
A) plants are larger 
B) deliveries from suppliers are less frequent 
C) Kanbans are kept very simple. 
D) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 3

Waiting for parts to arrive or for machines to finish production is considered a form of waste under the principles of mass production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Setup time is not a component of the cumulative lead time for a manufactured product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How many kanbans should circulate between two workstations if demand is 500 units per hour,lead time is 20 minutes,container sizes are 35,and the company uses a safety factor of 5%?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 12 
D) 8 
A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 12 
D) 8

Question 6

One benefit of small lot production is that workers demonstrate fewer tendencies to let poor quality pass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Lean and Six Sigma are

Accepted Answer

A) natural partners for process improvement. 
B) natural partners for supply chain management. 
C) poor partners for process improvement. 
D) poor partners for supply chain improvement. 
A) natural partners for process improvement. 
B) natural partners for supply chain management. 
C) poor partners for process improvement. 
D) poor partners for supply chain improvement.

Question 8

Combining the practice of preventive maintenance with the concepts of total quality is known as

Accepted Answer

A) total preventive quality. 
B) total productive maintenance. 
C) quality breakdown maintenance. 
D) reliability assurance. 
A) total preventive quality. 
B) total productive maintenance. 
C) quality breakdown maintenance. 
D) reliability assurance.

Question 9

In a lean production system,kanban systems have been shown to handle large fluctuations in production requirements on the final assembly line with no problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a recommendation by the EPA concerning integrating lean and environmental initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A) Use lean process tools to identify areas of environmental waste. 
B) Incorporate environmental,safety,and health data into value mapping. 
C) Add environmental waste to the seven wastes of lean. 
D) Use lean concepts to eliminate all environment waste. 
A) Use lean process tools to identify areas of environmental waste. 
B) Incorporate environmental,safety,and health data into value mapping. 
C) Add environmental waste to the seven wastes of lean. 
D) Use lean concepts to eliminate all environment waste.

Question 11

In the dual kanban system,a withdrawal kanban authorizes the movement of goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a benefit of lean production?

Accepted Answer

A) greater flexibility 
B) increased capacity 
C) more customers 
D) more product variety 
A) greater flexibility 
B) increased capacity 
C) more customers 
D) more product variety

Question 13

Kanbans are used to maintain the discipline required of a push production system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

___________ is generally credited with the development of lean production.

Accepted Answer

A) Frederick Taylor 
B) W.Edwards Deming 
C) Taiichi Ohno 
D) None of the answer choices is correct. 
A) Frederick Taylor 
B) W.Edwards Deming 
C) Taiichi Ohno 
D) None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 15

Taiichi Ohno observed that customers in American supermarkets pull items through the system based on what is needed to satisfy demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What role does the elimination of waste play in lean production?

Accepted Answer

The elimination of waste,or muda in Japa

Question 17

Unlike a pull system,a push system prevents both overproduction and underproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a pull production system,a card that corresponds to a standard quantity of production is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) jidoka. 
B) andon. 
C) kanban. 
D) kaizen. 
A) jidoka. 
B) andon. 
C) kanban. 
D) kaizen.

Question 19

All of the following factors pressure companies for quicker response and shorter cycle times except

Accepted Answer

A) demanding customers. 
B) longer product life cycles. 
C) globalization. 
D) All of the answer choices are correct. 
A) demanding customers. 
B) longer product life cycles. 
C) globalization. 
D) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 20

The individual generally credited with the development of lean production is an American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Lean Systems

The time required for a worker to complete one pass through the operations assigned to her is called the operator cycle time.

Which of the following are characteristic of lean applications U.S.soil?

Waiting for parts to arrive or for machines to finish production is considered a form of waste under the principles of mass production.

Setup time is not a component of the cumulative lead time for a manufactured product.

How many kanbans should circulate between two workstations if demand is 500 units per hour,lead time is 20 minutes,container sizes are 35,and the company uses a safety factor of 5%?

One benefit of small lot production is that workers demonstrate fewer tendencies to let poor quality pass.

Lean and Six Sigma are

Combining the practice of preventive maintenance with the concepts of total quality is known as

In a lean production system,kanban systems have been shown to handle large fluctuations in production requirements on the final assembly line with no problem.

Which of the following is not a recommendation by the EPA concerning integrating lean and environmental initiatives?

In the dual kanban system,a withdrawal kanban authorizes the movement of goods.

Which of the following is not a benefit of lean production?

Kanbans are used to maintain the discipline required of a push production system.

___________ is generally credited with the development of lean production.

Taiichi Ohno observed that customers in American supermarkets pull items through the system based on what is needed to satisfy demand.

What role does the elimination of waste play in lean production?

Unlike a pull system,a push system prevents both overproduction and underproduction.

In a pull production system,a card that corresponds to a standard quantity of production is known as a(n)

All of the following factors pressure companies for quicker response and shorter cycle times except

The individual generally credited with the development of lean production is an American.

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