Exam 8: Process Management: Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain

Which company probably played the largest role in the development of the Toyota Production System?

A weakness of lean systems is that none of its practices are related to the environment or sustainability.

Lean production emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT:

What are the TWO primary techniques/philosophies discussed in Chapter 8 that are used to manage processes in the supply chain such that they'll meet the needs of customers today.Provide the prime objectives for each of the two techniques/philosophies.Also, for each technique, provide three elements used to achieve the prime objectives.

Lean production, JIT, and Six Sigma quality mean the same thing.

Lean thinking and Six Sigma quality are both concerned with achieving low cost and high quality throughout the supply chain.

The term "lean production" essentially refers to the Toyota Production System in its entirety.

Manufacturing cells are often U-shaped to make operator and material movements easier within the cell.

A company that produces 8 pound bags of cat litter gathered 5 samples of 6 bags each.The weights of each bags' contents are listed below.What would you plot on the chart for sample 2?

Lean production systems are sometimes referred to as pull systems because demand from customers activates the production actions of the manufacturing facilities.In order for this demand to be communicated to everyone in the supply chain/manufacturing facility a signal must be passed from downstream processing centers to the upstream processing centers.This system of relaying signals is referred to as a:

A type of card called a kanban is used to signal when a process is out of control in a JIT production process.

Which of the following is an example of how lean programs can help to protect the environment?

Which of the following is NOT consistent with the lean philosophy?

Statistical process control uses control charts to monitor the outputs of a process to identify variations due to assignable causes and variations due to common causes.

Organizations practicing lean production often increase their inventory levels in order to create a cushion against variability so that they can investigate and eliminate the weaknesses in their systems.

Deming, Crosby, and Juran are all prominent quality professionals whose ideas were vital to the development of Six Sigma.

Discuss the linkages between lean production and environmental sustainability.

Efficient Consumer Response was initially developed in the 1990's for the following industry:

A lean system is also known as a push system.

A cause-and-effect diagram is a useful tool for presenting data in an organized fashion, indicating process problems from most to least severe.