Question 1

Which of the following isnot a reason for variability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees, machines, and suppliers produce units late. 
B)  Customer demand is unknown. 
C)  Employees, machines, and suppliers produce units that conform to standards. 
D)  Engineering drawings are inaccurate. 
E)  Drawings or specifications are incomplete. 
A)  Employees, machines, and suppliers produce units late. 
B)  Customer demand is unknown. 
C)  Employees, machines, and suppliers produce units that conform to standards. 
D)  Engineering drawings are inaccurate. 
E)  Drawings or specifications are incomplete.

Question 2

If the goals of JIT partnerships are met, which of the following is a result?

Accepted Answer

A)  For incoming goods, receiving activity and inspection are outsourced. 
B)  In-transit inventory falls as suppliers are located closer to facilities. 
C)  The number of suppliers increases. 
D)  In-plant inventory replaces in-transit inventory. 
E)  All of the above are consequences of meeting the JIT partnership goals. 
A)  For incoming goods, receiving activity and inspection are outsourced. 
B)  In-transit inventory falls as suppliers are located closer to facilities. 
C)  The number of suppliers increases. 
D)  In-plant inventory replaces in-transit inventory. 
E)  All of the above are consequences of meeting the JIT partnership goals.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following is the author of the phrase "Inventory is evil"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poka Yoke 
B)  Pat "Keiretsu" Morita 
C)  Kanban Polka 
D)  Shigeo Shingo 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Poka Yoke 
B)  Pat "Keiretsu" Morita 
C)  Kanban Polka 
D)  Shigeo Shingo 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

TPS stands for Toyota Production System.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is specifically characterized by a focus on continuous improvement, respect for people, and standard work practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Just-in-time (JIT) 
B)  Toyota Production System (TPS) 
C)  Lean operations 
D)  Material requirements planning (MRP) 
E)  kanban 
A)  Just-in-time (JIT) 
B)  Toyota Production System (TPS) 
C)  Lean operations 
D)  Material requirements planning (MRP) 
E)  kanban

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding JIT in services is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restaurants do not use JIT layouts because they interfere with creation of a good servicescape. 
B)  Excess customer demand in services such as air travel is met by dipping into safety stocks. 
C)  All of the JIT techniques for dealing with suppliers, layout, inventory, and scheduling are used in services. 
D)  Scheduling is not relevant to effective use of JIT in services. 
E)  All of the above are False. 
A)  Restaurants do not use JIT layouts because they interfere with creation of a good servicescape. 
B)  Excess customer demand in services such as air travel is met by dipping into safety stocks. 
C)  All of the JIT techniques for dealing with suppliers, layout, inventory, and scheduling are used in services. 
D)  Scheduling is not relevant to effective use of JIT in services. 
E)  All of the above are False.

Question 8

TPS stands for __________.

Accepted Answer

Toyota Pro

Question 9

JIT brings about competitive advantage by faster response to the customer regardless of cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The number of kanbans decreases as safety stock is increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes, among other things, battery-operated bilge pumps. Which of the following activities is not part of JIT? They

Accepted Answer

A)  communicate their schedules to suppliers 
B)  produce in long production runs to reduce the impact of setup costs 
C)  use a pull system to move inventory 
D)  continuously work on reducing setup time 
E)  produce in small lots 
A)  communicate their schedules to suppliers 
B)  produce in long production runs to reduce the impact of setup costs 
C)  use a pull system to move inventory 
D)  continuously work on reducing setup time 
E)  produce in small lots

Question 12

Cross-training is a common JIT tactic to improve flexibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Factory X is trying to use level use scheduling. If their first target were to cut the current lot size in half, by what proportion must setup cost change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setup cost must be cut to one fourth its current value. 
B)  Setup cost must also be cut in half from its current value. 
C)  Setup cost must double from its current value. 
D)  cannot be determined 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Setup cost must be cut to one fourth its current value. 
B)  Setup cost must also be cut in half from its current value. 
C)  Setup cost must double from its current value. 
D)  cannot be determined 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

One goal of JIT partnerships is the removal of in-plant inventory by delivery in small lots directly to the using department as needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the quest for competitive advantage, which of the following is a JIT requirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  small number of job classifications 
B)  reduced number of vendors 
C)  reduced space for inventory 
D)  quality by suppliers 
E)  All of the above are JIT requirements. 
A)  small number of job classifications 
B)  reduced number of vendors 
C)  reduced space for inventory 
D)  quality by suppliers 
E)  All of the above are JIT requirements.

Question 16

The 5Ss

Accepted Answer

A)  have the "flavor" of a housekeeping list 
B)  are a checklist for lean operations 
C)  have become a list of seven items in American practice 
D)  can be used to assist with necessary changes in organizational culture 
E)  All of these are true. 
A)  have the "flavor" of a housekeeping list 
B)  are a checklist for lean operations 
C)  have become a list of seven items in American practice 
D)  can be used to assist with necessary changes in organizational culture 
E)  All of these are true.

Question 17

With level schedules, a few large batches, rather than frequent small batches, are processed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  overproduction 
B)  transportation 
C)  assignment 
D)  defective product 
E)  motion 
A)  overproduction 
B)  transportation 
C)  assignment 
D)  defective product 
E)  motion

Question 19

The first step in reducing setup times is the separation of setup into preparation activities and actual setup, so that as much work as possible can be done while the machine or process is operating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Exam 19: Just-In-Time and Lean Options

Which of the following isnot a reason for variability?

If the goals of JIT partnerships are met, which of the following is a result?

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

Which of the following is the author of the phrase "Inventory is evil"?

TPS stands for Toyota Production System.

Which of the following is specifically characterized by a focus on continuous improvement, respect for people, and standard work practices?

Which of the following statements regarding JIT in services is true?

TPS stands for __________.

JIT brings about competitive advantage by faster response to the customer regardless of cost.

The number of kanbans decreases as safety stock is increased.

Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes, among other things, battery-operated bilge pumps. Which of the following activities is not part of JIT? They

Cross-training is a common JIT tactic to improve flexibility.

Factory X is trying to use level use scheduling. If their first target were to cut the current lot size in half, by what proportion must setup cost change?

One goal of JIT partnerships is the removal of in-plant inventory by delivery in small lots directly to the using department as needed.

In the quest for competitive advantage, which of the following is a JIT requirement?

The 5Ss

With level schedules, a few large batches, rather than frequent small batches, are processed.

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

The first step in reducing setup times is the separation of setup into preparation activities and actual setup, so that as much work as possible can be done while the machine or process is operating.

Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the

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