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LEAN

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

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

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

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

Kanban is based on a model of ?

 Shipyards
 Job shop machining
 Supermarkets
 Automotive assembly lines

Using kanban, production demand is triggered by ?

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

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

 False
 True

5S is another word for housekeeping ?

 True
 False

“Queue” means:

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

Place the 5s's in the proper order ?

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

5S ?

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

Lean manufacturing is a ?

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

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

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

In a cell, the operators are responsible to ?

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

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

 False
 True

Mura means ?

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

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

 False
 True

We can best increase output by producing parts faster ?

 True
 False

Defective product should be ?

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

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

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

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

 True
 False

Lean projects should be chosen based on ?

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

The main objective of lean manufacturing is to ?

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

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

 Transporting
 Waiting
 Overproduction
 Excess machine capacity

One-piece-flow means ?

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

Products with low demand should be ?

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

What do we mean by VSM ?

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