Lean Management Certification Test Answers
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Ques : The various kinds of Kanban
include:
Ans : Supplier Kanban
In-Factory Kanban
Customer Kanban
Ques : What are the three C's essential for Supply Chain Management?
Ans : Communication
Coordination
Customer Satisfaction
Ques : Why did Ford begin to lose its hold in the market?
Ans : There was a sudden rise in the product variety
Annual changes in models and multiple colors and options suited the Ford factories
Ques : Which of the following is necessary for the success of Lean implementation?
Ans : There needs to be a total cultural change in the organization
The value stream has to be mapped
Ques : Which of the following are true regarding value stream mapping?
Ans : It is a tool to look at how value flows into and through a process to the customer
It helps to locate the wastes in the value chain
Ques : Which principle of Lean makes use of spaghetti charts?
Ans : Value Stream
Ques : Where was the first TPM conference held?
Ans : The United States
Ques : Pull System is another name for ______.
Ans : Kanban
Ques : Which method helps in the optimization of machinery?
Ans : Total Productive Maintenance
Ques : Cycle Time Reduction is:
Ans : the time needed to complete a task within a process
Ques : State whether true or false:
Applying Lean to Supply Chain Management helps to certify the suppliers.
Ans : True
Ques : Which of these need not be a feature of Lean metrics?
Ans : They should be made keeping in mind the goals of the competitor
Ques : Which of the following losses does not eliminate TPM?
Ans : Quality losses
Ques : What is the main reason for the occurrence of waste?
Ans : Inventory
Ques : Which of the following is not done by poka-yoke?
Ans : It helps in the optimization of resources in an organization
Ques : What is the function of SMED?
Ans : To reduce the changeover in a process
Ques : Who is known as the "father of scientific management"?
Ans : Shigeo Shingo
Ques :Whom did the four locations on the large board of the Beer Game not represent?
Ans : The Customer
Ques : Which of the following is not a Lean Tool?
Ans :Design of Experiments
Ques : Which of the following cannot be considered a waste?
Ans : Skilled plant workers
Ques : What is the formula to calculate cycle time?
Ans : Available work time / Customer required volume
Ques : What does Kanban mean?
Ans : A card-signal
Ques : For any company to reach a 'level 6' sigma, there should only be _______ defects per million opportunities.
Ans : 3.4
Ques : What is the similarity between Lean and Six Sigma?
Ans : Both deliver higher quality of service with greater speed
Ques : Synchronous Flow Manufacturing plans inventory around:
Ans : Capacity Constraint Resources
Ques : The data that does not need to be communicated in a Visual Factory environment are:
Ans : work instructions
Ques : What is also known as 'law zero' in Lean Six Sigma?
Ans : The Law of Waste
Ques : Which of the following is not synonymous with Lean Manufacturing?
Ans : World Class Manufacturing
Ques : Who introduced the concept of mass production?
Ans : Henry Ford
Ques : What is Takt Time?
Ans : None of the above
Ques : Which of the following is true with regard to Synchronized Flow Manufacturing?
Ans : It improves the manufacturing system by setting off an increase in operating costs
Ques : A flexible process is:
Ans : one which can be reconfigured to give different output for different customer demands
Ques : Which of these features does not describe the features of the Ford system?
Ans : Materials do not go from "dock to stock" but from dock to the factory floor
Ques : Who among the following is involved in the implementation of Kaizen?
Ans : Workers
Ques : How many wastes are identified by Lean?
Ans : 8
Ques : What is not an advantage of SMED?
Ans : It increases elasticity in the process
Ques : Six Sigma processes are implemented by organizations to reduce __________
Ans : defects in their processes
Ques : What is the main function of Lean?
Ans : Eliminating muda
Ques : According to the Theory of Constraints, ______________________.
Ans : every process or system has a constraint that acts as an impediment in attaining more of its goal
Ques : _________ means to clear the work area.
Ans : Shine
Ques : What are the advantages of applying Lean to a supply chain?
Ans : None of the above
Ques : State whether true or false:
Single unit manufacturing cannot be approximated to continuous flow manufacturing.
Ans : False
Ans : Supplier Kanban
In-Factory Kanban
Customer Kanban
Ques : What are the three C's essential for Supply Chain Management?
Ans : Communication
Coordination
Customer Satisfaction
Ques : Why did Ford begin to lose its hold in the market?
Ans : There was a sudden rise in the product variety
Annual changes in models and multiple colors and options suited the Ford factories
Ques : Which of the following is necessary for the success of Lean implementation?
Ans : There needs to be a total cultural change in the organization
The value stream has to be mapped
Ques : Which of the following are true regarding value stream mapping?
Ans : It is a tool to look at how value flows into and through a process to the customer
It helps to locate the wastes in the value chain
Ques : Which principle of Lean makes use of spaghetti charts?
Ans : Value Stream
Ques : Where was the first TPM conference held?
Ans : The United States
Ques : Pull System is another name for ______.
Ans : Kanban
Ques : Which method helps in the optimization of machinery?
Ans : Total Productive Maintenance
Ques : Cycle Time Reduction is:
Ans : the time needed to complete a task within a process
Ques : State whether true or false:
Applying Lean to Supply Chain Management helps to certify the suppliers.
Ans : True
Ques : Which of these need not be a feature of Lean metrics?
Ans : They should be made keeping in mind the goals of the competitor
Ques : Which of the following losses does not eliminate TPM?
Ans : Quality losses
Ques : What is the main reason for the occurrence of waste?
Ans : Inventory
Ques : Which of the following is not done by poka-yoke?
Ans : It helps in the optimization of resources in an organization
Ques : What is the function of SMED?
Ans : To reduce the changeover in a process
Ques : Who is known as the "father of scientific management"?
Ans : Shigeo Shingo
Ques :Whom did the four locations on the large board of the Beer Game not represent?
Ans : The Customer
Ques : Which of the following is not a Lean Tool?
Ans :Design of Experiments
Ques : Which of the following cannot be considered a waste?
Ans : Skilled plant workers
Ques : What is the formula to calculate cycle time?
Ans : Available work time / Customer required volume
Ques : What does Kanban mean?
Ans : A card-signal
Ques : For any company to reach a 'level 6' sigma, there should only be _______ defects per million opportunities.
Ans : 3.4
Ques : What is the similarity between Lean and Six Sigma?
Ans : Both deliver higher quality of service with greater speed
Ques : Synchronous Flow Manufacturing plans inventory around:
Ans : Capacity Constraint Resources
Ques : The data that does not need to be communicated in a Visual Factory environment are:
Ans : work instructions
Ques : What is also known as 'law zero' in Lean Six Sigma?
Ans : The Law of Waste
Ques : Which of the following is not synonymous with Lean Manufacturing?
Ans : World Class Manufacturing
Ques : Who introduced the concept of mass production?
Ans : Henry Ford
Ques : What is Takt Time?
Ans : None of the above
Ques : Which of the following is true with regard to Synchronized Flow Manufacturing?
Ans : It improves the manufacturing system by setting off an increase in operating costs
Ques : A flexible process is:
Ans : one which can be reconfigured to give different output for different customer demands
Ques : Which of these features does not describe the features of the Ford system?
Ans : Materials do not go from "dock to stock" but from dock to the factory floor
Ques : Who among the following is involved in the implementation of Kaizen?
Ans : Workers
Ques : How many wastes are identified by Lean?
Ans : 8
Ques : What is not an advantage of SMED?
Ans : It increases elasticity in the process
Ques : Six Sigma processes are implemented by organizations to reduce __________
Ans : defects in their processes
Ques : What is the main function of Lean?
Ans : Eliminating muda
Ques : According to the Theory of Constraints, ______________________.
Ans : every process or system has a constraint that acts as an impediment in attaining more of its goal
Ques : _________ means to clear the work area.
Ans : Shine
Ques : What are the advantages of applying Lean to a supply chain?
Ans : None of the above
Ques : State whether true or false:
Single unit manufacturing cannot be approximated to continuous flow manufacturing.
Ans : False
