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LEAN

“Queue” means:

 Waiting
 A signal to start production ?
 A unit of measure
 Material should be pushed to the next operation when a batch is complete

Following are the advantages of sticking to the takt time except ?

 Pull scheduling is disabled.
 Production is smoothly planned and operations will be carried out without interruptions
 It will give you the rhythm in which the system should operate
 The system is in synchronization with customer requirement

Lean manufacturing is a ?

 Means to improve responsiveness to the customer
 Efficiency improvement technique
 Method for reducing labor cost
 Set of tools designed to improve productivity

We can best increase output by producing parts faster ?

 True
 False

Which of the following is not one of the eight wastes ?

 Waiting
 Overproduction
 Excess machine capacity
 Transporting

Which of the following is not a goal of lean manufacturing ?

 Utilizing activity-based costing
 Reducing set-up times
 Increasing machine utilization
 Producing smaller lot sizes

Place the 5s's in the proper order ?

 Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Sustain, Standardize
 Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
 Sustain, Set-in-order, Shine, Sort, Standardize
 Shine, Sort, Standardize, Set-in-order, Sustain

Lean projects should be chosen based on ?

 Anticipated chance for success
 All of the Options
 Impact to the customer and to the company
 The number of people affected by the changes

Mura means ?

 Unevenness (Inconsistency in physical matters)
 All of the Options
 Doesnt add value
 Overburden and absurdity

5S ?

 Is a simple five-step process
 Relies on the organization and demarcation of the working areas
 Targets improvements in morale and efficiency
 A and D
 Can be done without managerial support
 A,C and D

In a manufacturing cell, who has authority to stop production?

 The line supervisor
 Machine operators
 All of the Options
 The material handler

Production line problems should be apparent to even a casual observer ?

 True
 False

Products with low demand should be ?

 Produced in the quantity needed
 Assigned higher cost per unit
 Assigned higher cost per unit
 Batch processed and held in stock until needed

The main objective of lean manufacturing is to ?

 Outsource much of our manufacturing in order to focus on final assembly
 Produce goods using less resources compared to mass production techniques
 Keep labor costs as low as possible by using more of other resources
 Produce products with fewer options to simplify consumer choices

Kanban is based on a model of ?

 Job shop machining
 Supermarkets
 Shipyards
 Automotive assembly lines

Using kanban, production demand is triggered by ?

 The production planner
 Removal of product by the downstream customer
 Forecast
 Any of the Options

Lean Thinking should only be implemented when there is no crisis ?

 True
 False

5S is another word for housekeeping ?

 True
 False

In a cell, the operators are responsible to ?

 Meet customer requirements
 Direct requests to the supervisor
 Run the machines or processes assigned
 Maximize production output

The 10,000,000,000 dollar spent on material handling equipment has been to a waste of money ?

 True
 False

In a lean workcell, the supervisor’s main responsibility is:

 Keeping workers busy
 Identifying and resolving abnormal conditions
 Keeping production moving
 Achieving production counts

What do we mean by VSM ?

 Value Stream Mapping
 None of the Options
 Valid Sustainable Management
 Very Serious Mistake

It takes two to three years to complete Lean Manufacturing implementation ?

 False
 True

One-piece-flow means ?

 One piece moves to the next operation
 Operators need to work harder
 Larger lot sizes
 Batch

Defective product should be ?

 Displayed for everyone to see
 Scrapped or repaired immediately.
 Immediately moved to the quality holding area
 Moved to the rework process