Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

JIT requires workers active pa

Question 2

The system of Kanbans used to coordinate delivery of goods by suppliers can include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Filled containers delivered by the supplier 
B) Purchase approvals by the production manager 
C) Mail boxes for each supplier 
D) Empty containers with a Kanban 
E) Bar-coded Kanbans 
A) Filled containers delivered by the supplier 
B) Purchase approvals by the production manager 
C) Mail boxes for each supplier 
D) Empty containers with a Kanban 
E) Bar-coded Kanbans

Question 3

Small lot production

Accepted Answer

A) Increases inventory 
B) Decreases flexibility 
C) Reduces setup 
D) Increases excess processing 
E) Shortens lead time 
A) Increases inventory 
B) Decreases flexibility 
C) Reduces setup 
D) Increases excess processing 
E) Shortens lead time

Question 4

The principles of JIT need to be adopted by all members of a supply chain in order to have a __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The principles of JIT need to be...

Question 5

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to work together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to

Accepted Answer

A) Do what their boss tells them to do 
B) Dress differently every day 
C) Work together 
D) File grievances 
E) Be adversarial toward management 
A) Do what their boss tells them to do 
B) Dress differently every day 
C) Work together 
D) File grievances 
E) Be adversarial toward management

Question 7

Beliefs that help define the JIT philosophy include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Simplicity 
B) Visibility 
C) Flexibility 
D) Push production 
E) Continuous improvement 
A) Simplicity 
B) Visibility 
C) Flexibility 
D) Push production 
E) Continuous improvement

Question 8

Just-in-time relies on __________ worker skills, meaning the ability of workers to perform many different tasks on many different machines.

Accepted Answer

A) Natural 
B) Verbal 
C) Intuitive 
D) Manual 
E) Cross functional 
A) Natural 
B) Verbal 
C) Intuitive 
D) Manual 
E) Cross functional

Question 9

Uniform plant loading involves

Accepted Answer

A) Large lots produced over several days 
B) Making the same mix of products every day in small quantities 
C) Large amounts of inventory 
D) Making large changes in production to respond to changes in demand 
E) Spreading production uniformly over several plants 
A) Large lots produced over several days 
B) Making the same mix of products every day in small quantities 
C) Large amounts of inventory 
D) Making large changes in production to respond to changes in demand 
E) Spreading production uniformly over several plants

Question 10

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the final assembly schedule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not a role of JIT management?

Accepted Answer

A) creating a JIT culture 
B) cost and information sharing 
C) serving as coaches and facilitators 
D) developing an incentive system 
E) ensuring multifunctional training occurs 
A) creating a JIT culture 
B) cost and information sharing 
C) serving as coaches and facilitators 
D) developing an incentive system 
E) ensuring multifunctional training occurs

Question 12

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the formula to compute the number of kanbans needed to control the production of a particular product (including the variable definitions)?

Accepted Answer

N = (DT + S)/ C; where N = total # of ka

Question 14

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 15

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 16

Consider a workstation that can process 400 units per hour. It takes 3 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 50 units. The factory sets safety stock at 10 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 400...

Question 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) Simplicity 
B) Flexibility 
C) Visibility 
D) Continuous improvement 
E) Total quality management 
A) Simplicity 
B) Flexibility 
C) Visibility 
D) Continuous improvement 
E) Total quality management

Question 19

One of the greatest benefits of JIT would be

Accepted Answer

A) increasing waste and improving responsiveness 
B) longer lead times and increased productivity 
C) decreased machine utilization and improved quality 
D) competing based on schedules 
E) eliminating waste, improving responsiveness and competing based on time 
A) increasing waste and improving responsiveness 
B) longer lead times and increased productivity 
C) decreased machine utilization and improved quality 
D) competing based on schedules 
E) eliminating waste, improving responsiveness and competing based on time

Question 20

In Japan, lifetime employment

Accepted Answer

A) Is a recent trend 
B) Has had little impact 
C) Is an ideal that is never achieved 
D) Is true for everyone 
E) Comprises a relatively small percentage of the total work force today 
A) Is a recent trend 
B) Has had little impact 
C) Is an ideal that is never achieved 
D) Is true for everyone 
E) Comprises a relatively small percentage of the total work force today

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

The system of Kanbans used to coordinate delivery of goods by suppliers can include all of the following except

Small lot production

The principles of JIT need to be adopted by all members of a supply chain in order to have a __________.

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to work together.

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to

Beliefs that help define the JIT philosophy include all of the following except

Just-in-time relies on __________ worker skills, meaning the ability of workers to perform many different tasks on many different machines.

Uniform plant loading involves

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the final assembly schedule.

Which of the following is not a role of JIT management?

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

What is the formula to compute the number of kanbans needed to control the production of a particular product (including the variable definitions)?

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

Consider a workstation that can process 400 units per hour. It takes 3 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 50 units. The factory sets safety stock at 10 percent of demand during lead time. How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

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

One of the greatest benefits of JIT would be

In Japan, lifetime employment

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

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Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

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Exam 7: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

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

The system of Kanbans used to coordinate delivery of goods by suppliers can include all of the following except

Small lot production

The principles of JIT need to be adopted by all members of a supply chain in order to have a __________.

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to work together.

Just-in-time organizations rely on employees to

Beliefs that help define the JIT philosophy include all of the following except

Just-in-time relies on __________ worker skills, meaning the ability of workers to perform many different tasks on many different machines.

Uniform plant loading involves

The manufacturing process in JIT starts with the final assembly schedule.

Which of the following is not a role of JIT management?

Continuous improvement is called kaizen by the Japanese.

What is the formula to compute the number of kanbans needed to control the production of a particular product (including the variable definitions)?

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

Consider a workstation that can process 400 units per hour. It takes 3 hours to receive an order from the previous station. The container size is 50 units. The factory sets safety stock at 10 percent of demand during lead time. How many kanbans are needed for the workstation?

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

One of the greatest benefits of JIT would be

In Japan, lifetime employment

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

Filters