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Lean Bronze Study Questions andAnswers with Verified Solutions | 2025
In lean thinking, value is created by the producer but can only be defined by the:
designer/engineer
Ultimate end user
customer
none of the above - ANSWER Ultimate End User
Gemba in a service company is where:
customers come into contact with services offered
services are packaged and delivered
services are documented
none of the above - ANSWER customers come into contact with services
offered
The best way to handle low-volume, low-frequency orders with high-demand
variation is to:
use dedicated lines
use the right-sized equipment
supply product as it is demanded
,create product in workcells - ANSWER supply product as it is demanded
Defining value and making it flow typically leads to organization of production
according to:
function
customer demand
product families
profitability - ANSWER product families
Organizations commonly add which of the following metric categories to PQCD to
measure value to the customer?
Safety
Durability
Sustainability
Cosmetic Appea - ANSWER Safety
Value is defined as:
What is sold to the customer
Anything that results in profit for the company when it is sold
Correct! What the customer is willing to pay for
Providing high-quality products at low cost - ANSWER What the customer is
willing to pay for
Which term denotes the voluntary alliance of all interested parties to oversee the
entire value stream and eliminate all forms of waste?
,Vertical integration
Supply Chain Management
Correct! Lean enterprise
Learning organization - ANSWER Lean enterprise
When looking at a value stream to create and deliver value to customers, it is
necessary to go beyond the confines of a company to include upstream suppliers.
When this is done, what typically is the immediate discovery?
Better ways to synchronize processes
Excessive inventories
Correct! Duplicate or repetitive processes
Low-hanging fruits - ANSWER Duplicate or repetitive processes
The reason and motivation behind process measurements in general is measuring:
for reporting and documentation
to emphasize what matters
Correct! what you want to improve
to ensure use of resources in maximized - ANSWER what you want to improve
Inventory for a "non-lean" company is normally considered a (an)__________
while inventory for a lean company is viewed as _________.
Correct! asset; waste
necessity; unnecessary
buffer; muda
None of the above - ANSWER asset; waste
, SMART goals should be set collaboratively with __________, having the
__________ in mind in order to be most effective.
company; values
customer; products & services
Correct! employee; customer
manager; company - ANSWER employee; customer
When lead time is reduced, what measure typically increases?
Changeover time
First pass yield
Correct Answer Inventory Turns
Cycle time - ANSWER Answer Inventory Turns
If the countermeasures implemented from doing your A3 practical problem
solving exercise fail to produce the expected results, you should:
Throw away the A3 and start from scratch
Correct! Revisit your A3 and identify other potential countermeasures
Develop standard work to eliminate the discrepancy
Hold a meeting to get all the staff together to solve the problem - ANSWER
Revisit your A3 and identify other potential countermeasures
Which of the following is the most important when running a process?
Correct Answer Quality
Delivery
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