Exam 6: Just-In-Time Lean Purchasing

If suppliers fail to provide materials of _____________ on a regular basis, production slow-downs and stoppages will occur regularly.

Rule One (1) of the dual card kanban is: No parts are made unless there is a production kanban to authorize production. If no production kanban are in the "in box" at a work center, the process remains idle, and workers perform other assigned activities. This rule enforces the "pull" nature of the process control.

There are two main types of kanban: 1. __________ signals the need to produce more parts. Each kanban is physically attached to a container.2. __________ signals the need to withdraw parts from one work center and deliver them to the next work center.

Implementation of the JIT philosophy requires a _________ change in the organization.

Supplier performance can be measured more accurately under the __________ purchasing approach compared to the traditional one.

The cost of raw materials has traditionally, been a serious concern of top management. Over the years, material cost as a proportion of total cost of the end product has risen sharply and is as high as ______ percent in some instances.

The __________ system is a powerful management tool that could easily determine the success or failure of the manufacturing system.

Since JIT purchasing has gained popularity within the United States, the purchasing function has been preoccupied with trimming the overall supplier base in quest of so called __________ suppliers.

The kanban card contains the part number, the part description, the type of container, and various workstation information. The kanban production control system uses simple, visual signals to control the movement of materials between work centers as well as the production of new materials to replenish those sent downstream to the next work center.

Kanban is the Japanese word for _____________.

__________ manufacturers attempt to reduce incoming material inspection as much as possible. In order to eliminate the associated receiving inspection costs, a very high emphasis is placed on the quality of incoming materials under the _______ system.

s cooperation and relationships between suppliers and manufacturers build up in a JIT system, so do the opportunities to ______________________ and focus on ________________________.

Improvements in the kanban-controlled production systems have followed a pragmatic approach, ________________. Therefore, success of the JIT production system must be explained in conjunction with ________________, _________________, and lean thinking.

It takes time to ___________ of the workforce and _____________ relationships with suppliers.

ompared to traditional purchasing approaches, delivery lead times under the ________ system are considerably shorter. Lead-time reliability is usually much better for ___________ systems.

ccording to Monden (1983), the success of Toyota's kanban-controlled production system is supported by:

The _________ see little incentive in adopting the JIT approach when the primary benefits of the program go to the buyer.

The JIT production system is not a ___________.

.JIT is also referred to as _______ production.

The ____________ is to provide a firm with component parts and raw materials. ____________ also must ensure that high-quality products are provided on time, at a reasonable price.