Exam 16: Jit and Lean Operations

You have read that in JIT and lean production the optimum lot size is one,with some exceptions for packaging and physical limitations.If a product currently has a lot size of 25,what must happen to setup time for the lot size to truly fall to one? Data for this problem are D= 100 units,S = $75 based on setup time of 50 minutes at $1.50 per minute,and H = $40 per unit per year.

A(n)________ is a JIT concept that results in material being produced only when requested and moved to where it is needed just as it is needed.

A grocery store is attempting to implement a kanban system.Which of the following would not be an application of kanbans?

The 5Ss-sort/segregate,simplify/straighten,shine/sweep,standardize,and sustain/self discipline-are important to lean production because they act as a means to reduce waste.

Which of the following is not an attribute of lean operations?

JIT systems carry inventory just in case something goes wrong.

A bakery uses 5 containers that each hold 5 cakes.If daily demand is 20 cakes and lead time is 1 day determine the safety stock.

The number of kanbans decreases as safety stock is increased.

Identify the inventory tactics appropriate for a JIT environment.

Handling material more than once is an example of the waste called ________.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of a JIT partnership?

Which of the following statements regarding JIT in services is true?

In the quest for competitive advantage,which of the following is a JIT requirement?

Daily usage of a part is 20 in a facility that operates 250 days of the year.Setup cost is $20 and annualized carrying cost is $210.Production of this part occurs at the rate of 50 per day when production of the part is underway.Lead time is 1 day;safety stock is day's production.What is the optimum kanban size,and number of kanbans?

Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes,among other things,battery-operated bilge pumps.Which of the following activities is not part of JIT? They

The technique known as level schedules

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

A characteristic of JIT partnerships with respect to quality is to

Product storage is an example of waste,in the sense that no value is added.

Hidden problems are generally uncovered during the process of reducing inventory.