Exam 7: Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

External setups refer to actions that require stoppage of the production process.

If a manufacturer has daily requirements for products A,B and C of 360,100,and 300,respectively,then the daily schedule will call for the following amounts of each product to be produced per cycle:

The principal objective of a lean system is:

When kanban is used,only the final assembly department will receive a schedule from the dispatching office.

Lean is an example of a pull system while lean thinking is an example of a push system.

The Japanese term for waste is "gemba."

A Kanban card system finds good utility in a job shop type of production process in regulating the workflow through the shop.

What are the five essential elements of lean thinking? In your own words,provide a road map for implementing lean thinking in a manufacturing or service operations.

The ideal setup time for a lean system is:

The key to reducing inventory is reducing lead-time.

Takt time is calculated by taking demand over some period divided by the available time for production during that period.

For production control,lean pull systems are best suited for:

Kaizen events typically take between 1 to 2 months.

What are the eight forms of waste?

One-touch setups could require as long as 9 minutes to perform.

Poka-yoke is another term for stabilizing the master schedule.

The time it takes a container to complete an entire circuit consists of:

"Gemba" refers to data collection using the company's information system.

Given the following information pertaining to item AX143,determine the appropriate number of kanban cards that should be used to support production. Demand rate = 500 units/week Lead time = 2 weeks Safety Stock = 30 percent Size of Container = 5 units

How many cycles are required each day for the above daily requirements?