1) Which
of the following is an example of value-added time?
Processing time
Both “Wait time during inspection” and “Wait time
in inventory”
Wait time in inventory
Wait time during inspection
2) Which
of the following results in long lead time?
large inventories
large batch sizes
long setup times
All of these choices are correct.
3) The
lean philosophy attempts to reduce setup times, which will:
decrease within-batch wait time
increase within-batch wait time
not affect batch sizes
increase batch sizes
4) What do
lean manufacturers demand from their vendors?
High quality materials
Low cost materials
On-time deliveries
All of these choices are correct.
5) Which
of the following is (are) objective(s) of lean manufacturing?
increased production speed
eliminating waste
increasing inventory levels
All of these choices are correct.
6) ____
manufacturing philosophy emphasizes quality and zero defects.
Lean
Traditional
Zero-Based
Chinese
7) ____
manufacturing deals with several suppliers in hopes of finding the best price.
Economic
Productivity improvement
Traditional
Lean
8) Lean
manufacturing philosophy reduces all of the following except
conversion costs
setup time
lead time
inventory
9) Traditional
manufacturing emphasizes all of the following except
cost accumulation by department
team oriented employee involvement
process-oriented layout
push manufacturing
10)Under a
lean environment, employees have the responsibility and authority to
make engineering changes.
make decisions about operations, rather than waiting for
management.
determine output amounts.
purchase inventory.
