Question 1

The advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Production efficiency with flexibility to produce a variety of parts 
B) Easy reach and flexibility for workers 
C) Higher worker satisfaction 
D) No special material handling 
E) Longer setup times 
A) Production efficiency with flexibility to produce a variety of parts 
B) Easy reach and flexibility for workers 
C) Higher worker satisfaction 
D) No special material handling 
E) Longer setup times

Question 2

What are three reasons that respect for people is important in JIT?

Accepted Answer

JIT requires workers active pa

Question 3

Unlike JIT traditional quality control systems use

Accepted Answer

A) quality circles 
B) quality plans 
C) control charts 
D) acceptable quality levels 
E) quality applications 
A) quality circles 
B) quality plans 
C) control charts 
D) acceptable quality levels 
E) quality applications

Question 4

JIT was based on the need for

Accepted Answer

A) survival 
B) waste elimination 
C) better working conditions 
D) consistent application of policies 
E) consistent supplier performance 
A) survival 
B) waste elimination 
C) better working conditions 
D) consistent application of policies 
E) consistent supplier performance

Question 5

With regard to suppliers,JIT typically requires information sharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Matt Dillon works for a production facility that makes ball point pens.His job is to place the spring on the central ink insert.He is expected to process 200 inserts per hour.The factory uses a Kanban production system with containers that hold 50 inserts.It takes 30 minutes for Frank to receive the inserts from the previous work station.The factory sets safety stock at 40 percent of demand during lead time.How many Kanbans are needed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Matt Dillon works for a production facility...

Question 7

Consider a workstation that can process 1060 units per hour.It takes 15 minutes to receive an order from the previous station.The container size is 20 units.The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time.How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consider a workstation that can process 1060...

Question 8

The ultimate goal of JIT is to produce products in a lot size of

Accepted Answer

A) 100 or fewer 
B) N = (DT(1+X))/C 
C) The inverse of the carrying cost 
D) One 
E) The capacity of the factory 
A) 100 or fewer 
B) N = (DT(1+X))/C 
C) The inverse of the carrying cost 
D) One 
E) The capacity of the factory

Question 9

According to JIT,by eliminating inventory we can clearly identify __________ and work on eliminating them.

Accepted Answer

A) Obsolete products 
B) Malfunctioning machines 
C) Grievances 
D) Product imperfections 
E) Problems 
A) Obsolete products 
B) Malfunctioning machines 
C) Grievances 
D) Product imperfections 
E) Problems

Question 10

Raissa's teapot firm is moving to a JIT system.One question they are trying to answer is what level of safety stock they should maintain.They produce 240 teapots every four hours.The teapot ceramic handle vendor will deliver a container containing 30 parts one hour after they receive a request to ship.Raissa's kanban system uses four containers.What should they maintain as a safety stock?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Raissa's teapot firm is moving to a...

Question 11

Being able to keep costs low while changing the volume of production is an example of flexibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

JIT considers waste anything that

Accepted Answer

A) Fits in a waste basket 
B) Reduces production capacity 
C) Has been discarded 
D) Cannot be recycled 
E) Does not add value 
A) Fits in a waste basket 
B) Reduces production capacity 
C) Has been discarded 
D) Cannot be recycled 
E) Does not add value

Question 14

According to JIT,__________ is carried to cover up a wide variety of problems,such as poor quality,demand uncertainty,and slow delivery.

Accepted Answer

A) Inventory 
B) Excess capacity 
C) A group of back-up workers 
D) Spare equipment 
E) Insurance 
A) Inventory 
B) Excess capacity 
C) A group of back-up workers 
D) Spare equipment 
E) Insurance

Question 15

Describe the "kaizen blitz."

Accepted Answer

This is an improvement tool that utilize

Question 16

What are the key elements a JIT company's relationship with its suppliers?

Accepted Answer

suppliers viewed as an external factory,

Question 17

The role of production employees in JIT includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Be actively engaged in improving the production process 
B) Monitor quality 
C) Record data 
D) Follow clearly defined and limiting work rules 
E) Act on the information they have 
A) Be actively engaged in improving the production process 
B) Monitor quality 
C) Record data 
D) Follow clearly defined and limiting work rules 
E) Act on the information they have

Question 18

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the

Accepted Answer

A) final assembly schedule 
B) schedules for individual machines 
C) vendor deliveries 
D) prioritization of lots 
E) forward scheduling 
A) final assembly schedule 
B) schedules for individual machines 
C) vendor deliveries 
D) prioritization of lots 
E) forward scheduling

Question 19

Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to __________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) just-in-time production 
B) continuous improvement 
C) employee involvement 
D) concurrent engineering 
E) simplicity 
A) just-in-time production 
B) continuous improvement 
C) employee involvement 
D) concurrent engineering 
E) simplicity

Question 20

A key outcome of JIT is that organizational barriers are eliminated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell include all of the following except

What are three reasons that respect for people is important in JIT?

Unlike JIT traditional quality control systems use

JIT was based on the need for

With regard to suppliers,JIT typically requires information sharing.

Consider a workstation that can process 1060 units per hour.It takes 15 minutes to receive an order from the previous station.The container size is 20 units.The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time.How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

The ultimate goal of JIT is to produce products in a lot size of

According to JIT,by eliminating inventory we can clearly identify __________ and work on eliminating them.

Being able to keep costs low while changing the volume of production is an example of flexibility.

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

JIT considers waste anything that

According to JIT,__________ is carried to cover up a wide variety of problems,such as poor quality,demand uncertainty,and slow delivery.

Describe the "kaizen blitz."

What are the key elements a JIT company's relationship with its suppliers?

The role of production employees in JIT includes all of the following except

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the

Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to __________________________.

A key outcome of JIT is that organizational barriers are eliminated.

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Product Design and Process Selection

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

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Exam 7: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

The advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell include all of the following except

What are three reasons that respect for people is important in JIT?

Unlike JIT traditional quality control systems use

JIT was based on the need for

With regard to suppliers,JIT typically requires information sharing.

Consider a workstation that can process 1060 units per hour.It takes 15 minutes to receive an order from the previous station.The container size is 20 units.The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time.How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

The ultimate goal of JIT is to produce products in a lot size of

According to JIT,by eliminating inventory we can clearly identify __________ and work on eliminating them.

Being able to keep costs low while changing the volume of production is an example of flexibility.

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

JIT considers waste anything that

According to JIT,__________ is carried to cover up a wide variety of problems,such as poor quality,demand uncertainty,and slow delivery.

Describe the "kaizen blitz."

What are the key elements a JIT company's relationship with its suppliers?

The role of production employees in JIT includes all of the following except

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the

Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to __________________________.

A key outcome of JIT is that organizational barriers are eliminated.

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Product Design and Process Selection

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

Filters