Which of the following is not a characteristic of a value add task Right Ans -
it should be eliminated
Moving documents from workstation to workstation is an example of which
lean waste? Right Ans - Transportation
A lean system operates with fewer resources than traditional systems do
Right Ans - Yes
Which term connotes waste and inefficiency? Right Ans - Muda
Which one is not included in the list of eight wastes? Right Ans - poor
product design
Which of the following would you not expect to see in a lean production
system? Right Ans - Frequent schedule changes
Lean systems use a push approach to operations to quickly get output to their
customers Right Ans - False
Lead time is: Right Ans - Elapsed time from receiving order to shipment
Downtime 8 lean wastes Right Ans - Defects
Overproduction
Waiting
Non-value added processing
Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Employee talent
How many steps in the 5s method? Right Ans - Five
Red tags are first used in what step of 5s? Right Ans - Sort
, 5s is designed to do what? Right Ans - Organize
Increase efficiency
Create a safe workplace
During sort, you and your coworkers focus on what? Right Ans -
Eliminating needless tools & equipment from workplace
What are the 5 phases of 5s? Right Ans - Seiri Sort
Seiton Set in Order
Seiso Shine
Seiketsu Standardize
Shitsuke Sustain
During sustain, you and your coworkers focus on what? Right Ans -
Ensuring all previous steps become facility-wide standards.
Set-In-Order reduces which wastes? Right Ans - Excess motion
Human frustration
Searching wastes
Excess Inventory
One of the great things about 5s is it can be implemented by the employees
without the need for management support Right Ans - False
5s is easy to implement and sustain so you can enjoy the benefits forever.
Right Ans - False (easy to implement, hard to sustain)
Which of the following is a poka-yoke method? Right Ans - Adopting a
checklist to help an employee avoid making a mistake
Which device is an example of poka-yoke? Right Ans - computer cables that
can only be plugged in one way
If you try to reduce batch size without reducing setup time, you will decrease
output Right Ans - True
Increasing batch size means increasing WIP Right Ans - True
Increasing WIP means increasing Cycle Time Right Ans - True
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