Question 1

Lead time for cakes is 2 days with daily demand of 10 cakes and a safety stock of   a day.Each container (kanban)holds 1 cake.What is the correct number of kanbans?

Accepted Answer

A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
E) 25 
A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
E) 25

Question 2

Which one of the following is an example of JIT being used for competitive advantage?

Accepted Answer

A) Jones Company has decreased the number of job classifications to just a few. 
B) Lafourche Metals increases the number of its suppliers to be less dependent on just a few. 
C) Houma Fabricators is proud to announce that incoming goods are inspected. 
D) Acme Company tells its maintenance department to intervene only if a machine breaks down. 
E) Caro Specialty Metals,Inc.has built a new,huge warehouse to store inventory. 
A) Jones Company has decreased the number of job classifications to just a few. 
B) Lafourche Metals increases the number of its suppliers to be less dependent on just a few. 
C) Houma Fabricators is proud to announce that incoming goods are inspected. 
D) Acme Company tells its maintenance department to intervene only if a machine breaks down. 
E) Caro Specialty Metals,Inc.has built a new,huge warehouse to store inventory.

Question 3

Which one of the following is a concern expressed by suppliers?

Accepted Answer

A) having too many customers 
B) delivery to the point of use 
C) having limited ability to respond to changes in product and quality 
D) large lot sizes 
E) customers' infrequent engineering changes 
A) having too many customers 
B) delivery to the point of use 
C) having limited ability to respond to changes in product and quality 
D) large lot sizes 
E) customers' infrequent engineering changes

Question 4

________ is the Japanese word for card that has come to mean "signal."

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the Japanese word for card...

Question 5

Waste is anything that does not add value,such as storage or inspection of items;waste also includes any activity that does not add value from the consumer's perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The word "kanban" means

Accepted Answer

A) low inventory. 
B) employee empowerment. 
C) card. 
D) continuous improvement. 
E) lot size of one. 
A) low inventory. 
B) employee empowerment. 
C) card. 
D) continuous improvement. 
E) lot size of one.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a goal of JIT partnerships?

Accepted Answer

A) removal of unnecessary activities 
B) removal of in-plant inventory 
C) removal of in-transit inventory 
D) removal of engineering changes 
E) obtain improved quality and reliability 
A) removal of unnecessary activities 
B) removal of in-plant inventory 
C) removal of in-transit inventory 
D) removal of engineering changes 
E) obtain improved quality and reliability

Question 8

JIT systems carry inventory just in case something goes wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The number of kanbans should be equal to

Accepted Answer

A) one. 
B) the ratio of (demand during lead time + safety stock)to container size. 
C)    of the EOQ. 
D) one full day's production divided by the EOQ. 
E) three times safety stock. 
A) one. 
B) the ratio of (demand during lead time + safety stock)to container size. 
C)    of the EOQ. 
D) one full day's production divided by the EOQ. 
E) three times safety stock.

Question 10

Which one of the following is not a benefit of the implementation of JIT?

Accepted Answer

A) cost reduction 
B) variability increase 
C) rapid throughput 
D) quality improvement 
E) rework reduction 
A) cost reduction 
B) variability increase 
C) rapid throughput 
D) quality improvement 
E) rework reduction

Question 11

Which one of the following is not a layout tactic in a JIT environment?

Accepted Answer

A) work cells for families of products 
B) fixed equipment 
C) minimizing distance 
D) little space for inventory 
E) poka-yoke devices 
A) work cells for families of products 
B) fixed equipment 
C) minimizing distance 
D) little space for inventory 
E) poka-yoke devices

Question 12

A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed when it is needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Excess bags of basic commodities such as flour and sugar that are stored in a restaurant's kitchen represent which of the following wastes?

Accepted Answer

A) overproduction 
B) queues 
C) transportation 
D) inventory 
E) defective product 
A) overproduction 
B) queues 
C) transportation 
D) inventory 
E) defective product

Question 14

A scheduler may find that freezing the portion of the schedule closest to the due dates allows the production system to function and the schedule to be met.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain how JIT works in services.After all,how does "small lot size" and "reduce setup cost" make sense in services? Supply examples to support your work.

Accepted Answer

In services,JIT works more on

Question 16

A manufacturer took the following actions to reduce inventory.Which of these is generally not accepted as a JIT action?

Accepted Answer

A) It used a pull system to move inventory. 
B) It produced in ever smaller lots. 
C) It required deliveries directly to the point of use. 
D) It picked the supplier that offered the lowest price based on quantity discounts. 
E) It worked to reduce the company's in-transit inventory. 
A) It used a pull system to move inventory. 
B) It produced in ever smaller lots. 
C) It required deliveries directly to the point of use. 
D) It picked the supplier that offered the lowest price based on quantity discounts. 
E) It worked to reduce the company's in-transit inventory.

Question 17

Lean operations are known for their

Accepted Answer

A) employee development. 
B) supplier education. 
C) supplier partnerships. 
D) challenging jobs. 
E) All of the above are attributes of lean operations. 
A) employee development. 
B) supplier education. 
C) supplier partnerships. 
D) challenging jobs. 
E) All of the above are attributes of lean operations.

Question 18

JIT suppliers have concerns that the JIT firm's demands for small lot sizes are simply a way of transferring holding cost from manufacturer firm to the supplier firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In a JIT system,product inspection adds value by identifying defective items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Concerning relationships with suppliers,which of the following combinations is critical to the success of JIT?

Accepted Answer

A) close relationships with trust 
B) close relationships with skepticism 
C) distant relationships with trust 
D) distant relationships with skepticism 
E) distant relationship with mistrust 
A) close relationships with trust 
B) close relationships with skepticism 
C) distant relationships with trust 
D) distant relationships with skepticism 
E) distant relationship with mistrust

Exam 16: Jit and Lean Operations

Lead time for cakes is 2 days with daily demand of 10 cakes and a safety stock of a day.Each container (kanban)holds 1 cake.What is the correct number of kanbans?

Which one of the following is an example of JIT being used for competitive advantage?

Which one of the following is a concern expressed by suppliers?

________ is the Japanese word for card that has come to mean "signal."

Waste is anything that does not add value,such as storage or inspection of items;waste also includes any activity that does not add value from the consumer's perspective.

The word "kanban" means

Which of the following is not a goal of JIT partnerships?

JIT systems carry inventory just in case something goes wrong.

The number of kanbans should be equal to

Which one of the following is not a benefit of the implementation of JIT?

Which one of the following is not a layout tactic in a JIT environment?

A push system means providing the next station with exactly what is needed when it is needed.

Excess bags of basic commodities such as flour and sugar that are stored in a restaurant's kitchen represent which of the following wastes?

A scheduler may find that freezing the portion of the schedule closest to the due dates allows the production system to function and the schedule to be met.

Explain how JIT works in services.After all,how does "small lot size" and "reduce setup cost" make sense in services? Supply examples to support your work.

A manufacturer took the following actions to reduce inventory.Which of these is generally not accepted as a JIT action?

Lean operations are known for their

JIT suppliers have concerns that the JIT firm's demands for small lot sizes are simply a way of transferring holding cost from manufacturer firm to the supplier firm.

In a JIT system,product inspection adds value by identifying defective items.

Concerning relationships with suppliers,which of the following combinations is critical to the success of JIT?

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