Question 1

With JIT a company's relationship with its suppliers includes

Accepted Answer

A) Competitive bidding 
B) Being in partnership with them 
C) Buying parts from the cheapest supplier 
D) Short-term relationships 
E) Having as many suppliers as possible 
A) Competitive bidding 
B) Being in partnership with them 
C) Buying parts from the cheapest supplier 
D) Short-term relationships 
E) Having as many suppliers as possible B

Question 2

JIT can be traced back to the early 1900's but no one can argue that the philosophy gained worldwide prominence

Accepted Answer

A) at the close of WWII 
B) in the 1950s 
C) in the 1960s 
D) in the 1970s 
E) in the 1980s 
A) at the close of WWII 
B) in the 1950s 
C) in the 1960s 
D) in the 1970s 
E) in the 1980s D

Question 3

Undercapacity scheduling is the term that describes working with a schedule of seven hours of production and one hour of problem solving with teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The central belief of the JIT philosophy is

Accepted Answer

A) Quality must be emphasized 
B) Use of Kanban 
C) Elimination of waste 
D) Minimize inventory 
E) Save money 
A) Quality must be emphasized 
B) Use of Kanban 
C) Elimination of waste 
D) Minimize inventory 
E) Save money

Question 5

Name three ways that quality at the source includes more than manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

product design, proc

Question 6

Under the JIT belief of visibility, describe JIT facilities.

Accepted Answer

open and clean, with plenty of floor spa

Question 7

Materials and work in process move farther and more often under ____________________.

Accepted Answer

traditiona

Question 8

Consider a workstation that can process 4 units per minute. It takes 2 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 10 units. The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time. How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

Accepted Answer

A) 57.6 
B) 48 
C) 0.96 
D) 9.6 
E) 28.8 
A) 57.6 
B) 48 
C) 0.96 
D) 9.6 
E) 28.8

Question 9

Three basic elements work together to complete a JIT system: just-in-time manufacturing, total quality management, and

Accepted Answer

A) Quality circles 
B) Pull production 
C) Minimizing inventory 
D) Respect for people 
E) Full utilization of capacity 
A) Quality circles 
B) Pull production 
C) Minimizing inventory 
D) Respect for people 
E) Full utilization of capacity

Question 10

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 11

Frank James works for a production facility that makes car radios. His job is to insert the integrated circuits and make sure that they work correctly. He is expected to handle 20 radios per hour. The factory uses a Kanban production system with containers that hold four radios. It takes 60 minutes for Frank to receive the radios from the previous work station. How many Kanbans are needed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Frank James works for a production facility...

Question 12

Often the best quality problem resolution solution involves a complex answer as the organization is a complex organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does a company need to successfully implement JIT?

Accepted Answer

a "champion" for JIT implementation, a s

Question 14

With regard to suppliers, JIT typically requires information sharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

By focusing on __________ processes, JIT is able to achieve high-volume production of high-quality, low-cost products.

Accepted Answer

A) downstream 
B) upstream 
C) change-over 
D) gateway 
E) value-added 
A) downstream 
B) upstream 
C) change-over 
D) gateway 
E) value-added

Question 16

Services organizations cannot use the JIT philosophy to reduce cycle time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell?

Accepted Answer

production efficiency with fle

Question 18

JIT changes happen in sequence because ________________________.

Accepted Answer

One of several reasons like: S

Question 19

Frank's umbrella corporation is designing a kanban system. They know that they are expected to produce 100 umbrellas per hour. They've also determined that a key external resource takes 30 minutes to deliver the required material once an order has been transmitted. To start with they want to maintain a safety stock of 25 critical parts. Originally they want to start with 3 kanbans. What container size should Frank's umbrella company start with?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Frank's umbrella corporation is designing a kanban...

Question 20

Quality problems in manufacturing can come from many sources, including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Customer needs are not incorporated into the product design 
B) Low quality materials from suppliers 
C) Product specifications being ignored 
D) Equipment problems from design of the production process 
E) Operator error 
A) Customer needs are not incorporated into the product design 
B) Low quality materials from suppliers 
C) Product specifications being ignored 
D) Equipment problems from design of the production process 
E) Operator error

With JIT a company's relationship with its suppliers includes

JIT can be traced back to the early 1900's but no one can argue that the philosophy gained worldwide prominence

Undercapacity scheduling is the term that describes working with a schedule of seven hours of production and one hour of problem solving with teams.

The central belief of the JIT philosophy is

Name three ways that quality at the source includes more than manufacturing.

Under the JIT belief of visibility, describe JIT facilities.

Materials and work in process move farther and more often under ____________________.

Consider a workstation that can process 4 units per minute. It takes 2 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 10 units. The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time. How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

Three basic elements work together to complete a JIT system: just-in-time manufacturing, total quality management, and

Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to __________________________.

Often the best quality problem resolution solution involves a complex answer as the organization is a complex organization.

What does a company need to successfully implement JIT?

With regard to suppliers, JIT typically requires information sharing.

By focusing on __________ processes, JIT is able to achieve high-volume production of high-quality, low-cost products.

Services organizations cannot use the JIT philosophy to reduce cycle time.

What are the advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell?

JIT changes happen in sequence because ________________________.

Quality problems in manufacturing can come from many sources, including all of the following except

Introduction to Operations Management

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

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

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Exam 7: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

With JIT a company's relationship with its suppliers includes

JIT can be traced back to the early 1900's but no one can argue that the philosophy gained worldwide prominence

Undercapacity scheduling is the term that describes working with a schedule of seven hours of production and one hour of problem solving with teams.

The central belief of the JIT philosophy is

Name three ways that quality at the source includes more than manufacturing.

Under the JIT belief of visibility, describe JIT facilities.

Materials and work in process move farther and more often under ____________________.

Consider a workstation that can process 4 units per minute. It takes 2 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 10 units. The factory sets safety stock at 20 percent of demand during lead time. How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

Three basic elements work together to complete a JIT system: just-in-time manufacturing, total quality management, and

Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to __________________________.

Often the best quality problem resolution solution involves a complex answer as the organization is a complex organization.

What does a company need to successfully implement JIT?

With regard to suppliers, JIT typically requires information sharing.

By focusing on __________ processes, JIT is able to achieve high-volume production of high-quality, low-cost products.

Services organizations cannot use the JIT philosophy to reduce cycle time.

What are the advantages of cell manufacturing using a U-shaped cell?

JIT changes happen in sequence because ________________________.

Quality problems in manufacturing can come from many sources, including all of the following except

Introduction to Operations Management

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

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

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