The concept of the downstream process going to the upstream process to pick up
product is called:
a. Just in time
b. Push system
c. Pull system
d. visual factory - ANSWER C. Pull System
A multi-step manufacturing process' capacity is limited by one if its workstations.
To increase the process' capacity, the factory must:
a. Increase the capacity of the constraining workstation
b. Increase production starts (work put into the first operation)
c. Decrease the utilization of all workstations in the process
d. Decrease the utilization of the constraining workstation - ANSWER a.
Increase the capacity of the constraining workstation
The optimal number of workers may be determined by:
a. Standard cost data
b. Line balancing
c. Labor and Overhead
d. Industry standard - ANSWER b. Line Balancing
Production standards in a lean system should be established by:
, a. Scheduling managers
b. process engineers
c. efficiency experts
d. Production workers - ANSWER d. Production workers
The greatest contribution of the 5- why analytical tool is that it helps the lean
practitioner to identify the:
a. solution to the problem
b. root cause of the problem
c. number of occurrences of the problem
d. person who caused the problem - ANSWER b. root cause of the problem
To identify waste in a selected production line, the first step is to:
a. Perform 5-S activities to organize the line
b. create a current state value stream map
c. determines the specific material that runs in the line
d. perform a time and motion study - ANSWER b. create a current state value
stream map
Which of the following is considered value-added work?
a. Eliminating all defects and the need for rework
b. Empowering employees to establish their own work standards
c. Changing the shape or character of a product or assembly
d. activities that must be performed under present work conditions - ANSWER
c. Changing the shape or character of a product or assembly
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