Exam 6: Lean Systems

Scenario 6.1 El Gran Raton, the producers of the finest carpincho wallets in all of Argentina, examined their production process in the form of a value stream map, displayed below. Daniel Penfield artist -Use Scenario 6.1 to determine the total processing time for carpincho wallets.

What are some of the approaches used to achieve the high quality levels associated with lean systems?

In a Kanban system, materials may be withdrawn without a withdrawal card if the operation requiring the material is about to run out of work.

Regarding the Eight Types of Waste that must be eliminated to implement lean systems, excessive movement and material handling of product between processes is part of which general waste category?

What are the general operating rules for a single-card kanban system?

The rack at my assembly station that holds rear view mirrors is empty, so a runner wheels it away and replaces it with a new rack, fully populated with rear view mirrors. This production factoid illustrates which of the following principles of the Toyota Production System?

The pathway for every service and product in the Toyota Production System must be ________ and ________.

The four bolts that hold the passenger seat in a pickup truck are tightened in a clockwise order beginning with the front right bolt, in 24 seconds. This production factoid illustrates which of the following principles of the Toyota Production System?

There are many requirements for the successful implementation of the lean system of production. Which one of the following is not such a requirement?

Push systems are often used in firms with highly repetitive processes and well defined work flows of standardized items.

An OWMM arrangement reduces labor requirements but increases inventory.

Case 6.2 The Jewel Golf Club Company, which recently began using a Kanban system, has had problems with high inventory levels of one of the handle grips used to make several versions of its clubs. Daily demand for the grip is 3,000 units, average waiting time during production is 0.20 day, processing time is 0.10 day per container, and a container holds 150 grips. -Use the information in Case 6.2. How many Kanban containers would Jewel require if a 10% policy variable is used?

A ________ is a card used to control the flow of production through a factory.

Which of the following is a process consideration in the implementation of a lean system?

________ refers to a form of supplier partnership that places a supplier representative, who is empowered to plan and schedule the replenishment of materials from the supplier, in the customer's plant on a full-time basis.

The goal of single-digit setups is to have a setup time:

A value stream map shows the flows of materials and information and the lines of responsibility and authority.

The ________ method activates production of a service or item based on customer demand.

A power cord that can be plugged in only one way is an example of a poka-yoke.

An important mechanism for lean systems is a Kanban system. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the behavior of a two-card Kanban system?