Question 1

TPS stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

Toyota Production System

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. A

Question 3

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  True

Question 4

What does TPS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Toyota Pro

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following is generally found in most JIT environments?

Accepted Answer

A) a push or pull system,depending upon the rate of demand 
B) a push system for high margin items and a pull system for low margin items 
C) a push system for purchased parts and a pull system for manufactured parts 
D) push systems 
E) pull systems 
A) a push or pull system,depending upon the rate of demand 
B) a push system for high margin items and a pull system for low margin items 
C) a push system for purchased parts and a pull system for manufactured parts 
D) push systems 
E) pull systems

Question 7

When suppliers are encouraged to locate near manufacturing plants,the goal of the JIT partnership is to reduce ________ inventory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When suppliers are encouraged to locate near...

Question 8

Lead time for computers is 5 days with daily demand of 25 and safety stock of 5 computers.If management wants to use 10 kanbans how many computers should each one hold?

Accepted Answer

A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
E) 13 
A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
E) 13

Question 9

The first step in reducing setup times is the separation of setup into preparation activities and actual setup,so that as much work as possible can be done while the machine or process is operating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe level schedules.What purpose do they serve?

Accepted Answer

Level schedules act on frequen

Question 11

Lead time for computers is 7 days with daily demand of 5 computers and a safety stock of 1 day.Each kanban holds 8 computers.What is the correct number of kanbans?

Accepted Answer

A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 8 
A) not enough information 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 8

Question 12

Level scheduling means producing at a constant rate,regardless of customer demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Lower average inventory is feasible only if setup times are short.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does TPS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) Total Production Streamlining 
B) Toyota Production System 
C) Taguchi's Production S's 
D) Total Process Simplification 
E) Toronto Power System 
A) Total Production Streamlining 
B) Toyota Production System 
C) Taguchi's Production S's 
D) Total Process Simplification 
E) Toronto Power System

Question 15

What are the five reasons given by suppliers for their reluctance to enter into JIT systems? Elaborate on one of these,of your choosing.

Accepted Answer

The five reasons are desire fo

Question 16

Kanban is associated with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) small lot sizes. 
B) signals,such as cards,lights,or flags. 
C) moving inventory only as needed. 
D) increased material handling. 
E) reductions in inventory. 
A) small lot sizes. 
B) signals,such as cards,lights,or flags. 
C) moving inventory only as needed. 
D) increased material handling. 
E) reductions in inventory.

Question 17

Labor cost for set-up is $500/hour.If the plant plans on level material use and operates 50 days per year,determine the time it takes to setup.

Accepted Answer

S = Q^2 ∗ H ∗ (1 - d/p)/(2D)=

Question 18

Which of the following is not a concern of suppliers as they prepare to enter into JIT partnerships?

Accepted Answer

A) Suppliers feel that they would be less at risk if they contracted with more than one customer. 
B) Suppliers are concerned that customers will present frequent engineering changes with inadequate lead time to deal with them. 
C) Suppliers feel that their processes are suited for larger lot sizes than the customer wants. 
D) Suppliers are concerned that frequent delivery of small quantities is economically prohibitive. 
E) All of the above represent JIT supplier concerns. 
A) Suppliers feel that they would be less at risk if they contracted with more than one customer. 
B) Suppliers are concerned that customers will present frequent engineering changes with inadequate lead time to deal with them. 
C) Suppliers feel that their processes are suited for larger lot sizes than the customer wants. 
D) Suppliers are concerned that frequent delivery of small quantities is economically prohibitive. 
E) All of the above represent JIT supplier concerns.

Question 19

A kanban system requires little variability in lead time because shortages have their impact on the entire productive system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Differentiate between a push and a pull system.

Accepted Answer

A push system pushes material into downs

Exam 16: Jit and Lean Operations

TPS stands for ________.

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

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.

What does TPS stand for?

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 of the following is generally found in most JIT environments?

When suppliers are encouraged to locate near manufacturing plants,the goal of the JIT partnership is to reduce ________ inventory.

Lead time for computers is 5 days with daily demand of 25 and safety stock of 5 computers.If management wants to use 10 kanbans how many computers should each one hold?

The first step in reducing setup times is the separation of setup into preparation activities and actual setup,so that as much work as possible can be done while the machine or process is operating.

Describe level schedules.What purpose do they serve?

Lead time for computers is 7 days with daily demand of 5 computers and a safety stock of 1 day.Each kanban holds 8 computers.What is the correct number of kanbans?

Level scheduling means producing at a constant rate,regardless of customer demands.

Lower average inventory is feasible only if setup times are short.

What does TPS stand for?

What are the five reasons given by suppliers for their reluctance to enter into JIT systems? Elaborate on one of these,of your choosing.

Kanban is associated with all of the following except

Labor cost for set-up is $500/hour.If the plant plans on level material use and operates 50 days per year,determine the time it takes to setup.

Which of the following is not a concern of suppliers as they prepare to enter into JIT partnerships?

A kanban system requires little variability in lead time because shortages have their impact on the entire productive system.

Differentiate between a push and a pull system.

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