Question 1

Product storage is an example of waste in the sense that no value is added.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Employee empowerment is unnecessary in the Toyota Production System,because automation and powerful information systems reduce the need for employee creativity and decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of lean operations?

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A)  eliminating almost all inventory through just-in-time techniques
B)  minimizing space requirements by reducing the distance a part travels
C)  pushing responsibility to the highest level possible through centralized decision making
D)  educating suppliers to accept responsibility for helping meet customer needs
E)  building worker flexibility through cross-training and reducing job classificationsF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

What does the Japanese word "kanban" mean?

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A)  low inventory
B)  employee empowerment
C)  card
D)  continuous improvement
E)  lot size of oneF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

When suppliers are encouraged to locate near manufacturing plants,the goal of the JIT partnership is to reduce ________ inventory.

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Question 6

Identify JIT scheduling tactics.

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JIT scheduling tactics include communica...

Question 7

TPS stands for Toyota Production System.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A bakery uses 6 kanban containers that each hold 4 cakes.If safety stock is 2 cakes and lead time is 11 days,determine daily demand.

Accepted Answer

6 = (2 + 1...

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a goal of JIT partnerships?

Accepted Answer

A)  removal of unnecessary activities
B)  removal of in-plant inventory
C)  removal of in-transit inventory
D)  obtain improved quality and reliability
E)  All of the above are goals of JIT partnerships.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Customer demand will always remain an unknown,so it is not considered a source of variability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Wastes?

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A)  overproduction
B)  transportation
C)  assignment
D)  defective product
E)  motionF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

In JIT partnerships,suppliers have several concerns.Which of the following is NOT such a concern?

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A)  desire for diversification
B)  poor customer scheduling
C)  small lot sizes
D)  producing high enough quality levels
E)  customers' infrequent engineering changesF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Increasing inventory exposes variability in production processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which one of the following is NOT a layout tactic in a JIT environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  work cells for families of products
B)  fixed equipment
C)  minimizing distance
D)  little space for inventory
E)  poka-yoke devicesF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Waste is anything that does not add value from the consumer's perspective.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed when it is needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A bakery uses 5 kanban containers that each hold 5 cakes.If daily demand is 20 cakes and lead time is 1 day determine the safety stock.

Accepted Answer

5 = (20 + ...

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a concern of suppliers as they prepare to enter into JIT partnerships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suppliers feel that they would be less at risk if they contracted with more than one customer.
B)  Suppliers are concerned that customers will present frequent engineering changes with inadequate lead time to deal with them.
C)  Suppliers feel that their processes are suited for larger lot sizes than the customer wants.
D)  Suppliers are concerned that frequent delivery of small quantities is economically prohibitive.
E)  All of the above represent JIT supplier concerns.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 19

A certain product has been effectively managed in the past,according to its managers.The previous technique used the economic production quantity model,and resulted in an optimum lot size of 100.For this product,setup time is directly proportional to setup cost,and setup time is currently 40 minutes per batch.How much must setup time decline in order for the lot size to fall to 50 units? 25 units? 10 units?

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Complete data for the problem is not nec...

Question 20

Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the:

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A)  length of the work shift,expressed in minutes per day.
B)  time it takes a unit to move from one workstation to the next.
C)  time between the start of one unit and the start of the next unit.
D)  sum of all the task times to make one unit of a product.
E)  time from raw materials receipt to finished product exit.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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A bakery uses 6 kanban containers that each hold 4 cakes.If safety stock is 2 cakes and lead time is 11 days,determine daily demand.

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6 = (2 + 1...
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Employee empowerment is unnecessary in the Toyota Production System,because automation and powerful information systems reduce the need for employee creativity and decision making.

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A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed when it is needed.

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Which of the following is NOT a goal of JIT partnerships?

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Identify JIT scheduling tactics.

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JIT scheduling tactics include communica...
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Complete data for the problem is not nec...
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Waste is anything that does not add value from the consumer's perspective.

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A bakery uses 5 kanban containers that each hold 5 cakes.If daily demand is 20 cakes and lead time is 1 day determine the safety stock.

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5 = (20 + ...
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Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the:

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TPS stands for Toyota Production System.

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Increasing inventory exposes variability in production processes.

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Customer demand will always remain an unknown,so it is not considered a source of variability.

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Product storage is an example of waste in the sense that no value is added.

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When suppliers are encouraged to locate near manufacturing plants,the goal of the JIT partnership is to reduce ________ inventory.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Wastes?

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In JIT partnerships,suppliers have several concerns.Which of the following is NOT such a concern?

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Which one of the following is NOT a layout tactic in a JIT environment?

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What does the Japanese word "kanban" mean?

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Which of the following is NOT a concern of suppliers as they prepare to enter into JIT partnerships?

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Which of the following is NOT an attribute of lean operations?

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Exam 16: Jit,lean Operations,and the Toyota Production System

A bakery uses 6 kanban containers that each hold 4 cakes.If safety stock is 2 cakes and lead time is 11 days,determine daily demand.

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Employee empowerment is unnecessary in the Toyota Production System,because automation and powerful information systems reduce the need for employee creativity and decision making.

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A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed when it is needed.

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Which of the following is NOT a goal of JIT partnerships?

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Identify JIT scheduling tactics.

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Waste is anything that does not add value from the consumer's perspective.

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A bakery uses 5 kanban containers that each hold 5 cakes.If daily demand is 20 cakes and lead time is 1 day determine the safety stock.

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Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the:

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TPS stands for Toyota Production System.

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Increasing inventory exposes variability in production processes.

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Customer demand will always remain an unknown,so it is not considered a source of variability.

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Product storage is an example of waste in the sense that no value is added.

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When suppliers are encouraged to locate near manufacturing plants,the goal of the JIT partnership is to reduce ________ inventory.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Wastes?

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In JIT partnerships,suppliers have several concerns.Which of the following is NOT such a concern?

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Which one of the following is NOT a layout tactic in a JIT environment?

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What does the Japanese word "kanban" mean?

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Which of the following is NOT a concern of suppliers as they prepare to enter into JIT partnerships?

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Which of the following is NOT an attribute of lean operations?

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