Question 1

According to the Toyota Motor Company, waiting time is a necessary evil in production and is not classified as waste.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Toyota classified waste into seven major categories. Those categories include all of the following except

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A)  Motion
B)  Ordering
C)  Inventory
D)  Waiting

Question 3

A clean and organized work area is an important principle of lean thinking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Firms use the "5S" principles to create a clean and organized work environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does Total Productive Maintenance TPM) affect lean operating systems?

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Total Productive Maintenance( TPM) is fo...

Question 6

Which one of the following statements is true?

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A)  Postponement is the process of delaying orders from suppliers because it is very difficult to order from geographically dispersed businesses.
B)  General Motors supply chain is a good example of a push system.
C)  Dell Computers supply chain is a good example of push system.
D)  Flexibility and responsive service are top priorities compared to low cost in an efficient supply chain.

Question 7

Total productive maintenance (TPM)  seeks to do all of the following except ____.

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A)  Maximize equipment effectiveness
B)  Create worker ownership
C)  Foster continuous improvement efforts
D)  Enable multiple products in small batches to be run on the same equipment

Question 8

Contrast batching with single-piece flow.

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Batching is the process of producing lar...

Question 9

Long lead-times and higher work-in-process is most closely related to which of Toyota's "Seven Major Waste Categories?"

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A)  Overproduction
B)  Single-piece flow
C)  Waiting time
D)  Transportation

Question 10

Quality at the source requires

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A)  Starting with a plan
B)  Having reliable suppliers
C)  Doing it right the first time
D)  Having a good design C

Question 11

Principles of lean operating systems include all of the following except

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A)  Eliminate waste
B)  Reduce workforce
C)  Increase speed and response
D)  Reduce cost

Question 12

Hinge Manufacturing Company employs a Kanban system for a component part. The daily demand is 900 hinges. Each container has a wait time of 0.05/day, and a processing time of 0.37 days. The Container size is 60 hinges and the safety factor ($\alpha$) is 10%.
a.How many Kanban card sets should be authorized?
b.What is the maximum inventory of this hinge in the system?

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a.K = Average daily demand during lead t...

Question 13

Which of the following is not a basic principle of a lean operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elimination of waste
B)  Batching
C)  Increased speed and response
D)  Improved quality

Question 14

Which one of the following statements is true concerning Lean Six Sigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods.
B)  Lean principles have been developed over a sixty year plus period of time.
C)  Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.
D)  Six Sigma and lean principles are not related -they are separate bodies of knowledge.

Question 15

The 5Ss focus on improving waste generated by inefficient transportation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The number of Kanban cards is directly proportional to the amount of work-in-process inventory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

JIT systems are based on the concept associated with pull systems rather than push systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lean Six Sigma is simply the union of lean approaches with quality improvement techniques, each of which has been used independently in other applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

Which of the following "lean" ideas is false?

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A)  Activities not adding value are a waste.
B)  Accidents are a form of waste.
C)  A pull system produces waste.
D)  Overproduction is a form of waste.

Question 20

In a Kanban system, the numerator of the formula K =[(dp + w) (1 +  α\alphaα ) ]/C is analogous to

Accepted Answer

A)  demand during the lead time only in a fixed quantity inventory system.
B)  safety stock only in a fixed period inventory system.
C)  the order up-to-level (M)  in a fixed period inventory system.
D)  the reorder point (r)  in a fixed quantity inventory system.

Exam 17: Lean Operating Systems

According to the Toyota Motor Company, waiting time is a necessary evil in production and is not classified as waste.

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Toyota classified waste into seven major categories. Those categories include all of the following except

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A clean and organized work area is an important principle of lean thinking.

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Firms use the "5S" principles to create a clean and organized work environment.

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How does Total Productive Maintenance TPM) affect lean operating systems?

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Total Productive Maintenance( TPM) is fo...
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Total productive maintenance (TPM) seeks to do all of the following except ____.

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Contrast batching with single-piece flow.

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The 5Ss focus on improving waste generated by inefficient transportation.

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The number of Kanban cards is directly proportional to the amount of work-in-process inventory.

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JIT systems are based on the concept associated with pull systems rather than push systems.

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Lean Six Sigma is simply the union of lean approaches with quality improvement techniques, each of which has been used independently in other applications.

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According to the Toyota Motor Company, waiting time is a necessary evil in production and is not classified as waste.

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A clean and organized work area is an important principle of lean thinking.

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Firms use the "5S" principles to create a clean and organized work environment.

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How does Total Productive Maintenance TPM) affect lean operating systems?

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Total productive maintenance (TPM) seeks to do all of the following except ____.

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Long lead-times and higher work-in-process is most closely related to which of Toyota's "Seven Major Waste Categories?"

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Quality at the source requires

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Which one of the following statements is true concerning Lean Six Sigma?

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The 5Ss focus on improving waste generated by inefficient transportation.

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The number of Kanban cards is directly proportional to the amount of work-in-process inventory.

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JIT systems are based on the concept associated with pull systems rather than push systems.

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Lean Six Sigma is simply the union of lean approaches with quality improvement techniques, each of which has been used independently in other applications.

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Which of the following "lean" ideas is false?

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