Exam 13: Jitlean Production

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card kanban system. Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station. What happens to the cards in the Incoming Parts C box and at the work station?

In a lean system when a process is running smoothly:

Lean thinking in the production environment has received considerable attention in the last decade, but tools such as kanbans cannot be used in all production environments.

The term just-in-time production is used synonymously with the term Lean production.

Lean supply chain management also seeks to optimize flows of information and money in addition to physical flows.

Lean's focus on inventory reduction prioritizes raw materials as most important to reduce, followed by work in process and finally finished goods.

The delivery lead time was highly variable as was the quality of the product being shipped. These two factors combined to contribute to the waste of:

The receiving department accepts a shipment, confirms it matches the purchase order, and moves it to an area they call "deep storage." As the time approaches for the shipment to be used, they move it from deep storage to the week's holding pen, and on the day of use, it is transferred to the line near where it will fall into the product stream. When the worker needs it, she goes to where it is stored and brings it to her work station. This illustrates the waste of:

The analogy of rocks in a river is often used when discussing Lean principles. In the analogy, the rocks represent ________ while the water represents ________.

Since a Lean manufacturer has very little inventory, it is vital that all incoming parts receive a thorough inspection.

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card kanban system. Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station. Plant manager Taichi Ohno grabs the microphone for the company PA system and announces that effective immediately, the company will switch to a one card system. Which of these actions is appropriate?

The greater the demand, the more kanbans are needed.

Describe any five of the wastes and their causes identified by the Lean philosophy.

Describe the movements of parts and kanbans in a two-card kanban system.

What is the difference between Lean and kanban?

________ combines the focus on waste reduction with the discipline of define, measure, analyze, improve, and control.

Which of the following is NOT an element of Lean production?

In the kanban formula, the letter T represents the time it takes to empty a box of parts through building product.

Lean supply chain management focuses on eliminating waste:

In a single-card kanban system: