Test your basic knowledge |

Lean Supply Chain

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Bill of materials






2. Structured methodology of sequence of activities aimed at removing waste by improving organisation - visual communication and overall cleanliness. Sort - keep only what you need Set in Order - A place for everything and everything in its place Sh






3. 3 line graph showing product - service - internal scrap - Vertical y axis defect rate - Horizontal x axis the various stages of the process






4. Rework - repair - incorrect info. Due to poor training - tools - layouts - process failures - established standards - checklists - forms. - Visual controls - 5 Whys RCA - PDCA - Poke Yoke






5. Plan Do Check Act






6. Non value added time. The potential non-production time that can be eliminated from a process






7. Places where part finished inventory is stored until info comes from the customer that there's demand to finish it in a particular way






8. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






9. Value (what customer will pay for - ask them)- Value Stream (all processes that add value) - Continuous Flow (linking - avoid stagnation) - Pull (demand - nothing produced until signalled for) - Perfection (an ideal)






10. A set of businesses with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings






11. Endless transformation of waste into value from the customer's perspective Womack & Browne 1996






12. Anyone can assess conditions - Encourage participation reduce search time - Fewer questions - Better safety - Beter communication Examples: Tool board - visual kanban






13. Human foolproofing eg cannot insert 3-pin plug wrong way up






14. Ship - store - move - make - pack - distribute - store - sell - return - service






15. Visual 'call for help' system - means a Japanese paper lantern






16. Value added time + nva time... time it takes to go through all the elements of a process before the activity repeats






17. The average rate at which customers buy products - and hence the rate at which products should be manufactured. actual operating time / customer requirement per shift






18. How long it takes to use all the stock that you have usually per year eg annual cost of sales over value of current inventory. It's a bigger number if you keep less of the stock that's used






19. Transport - Inventory - Motion - Waiting - Overproduction - Overprocessing - Defects






20. Vertical y axis stock in days - Horizontal x axis Lead time in days






21. Material requisition planning






22. Superset of process map - icons that allow capture of info / easy to understand - captures both material and information flow - identifies key info to prioritise what improvement actions should be initiated






23. Cumulative trauma disorder






24. Replenishment signal that authorises activity or delivery of required materials. Initiated by consumption - only happens for good parts - using the cell triggers the pull - nothing produced or moved without signal - only the kanban quantity delivered






25. Tools for finding the root cause: 5 Whys - brainstorming - spaghetti diagram - Pareto analysis - Cause and Effect diagrams






26. Outsourcing - ecommerce - digitisation - globalisation - innovation - costs






27. Plan Do Check Act






28. Shows movement through sequence of activities through top view - Plot to see how movement can be reduced






29. Change for the better - continuous improvement






30. E.g. during changeovers - for work - queues - equipment down - needing feedback from customer - Pull system - Reduce changeover times - Preventive maintenance






31. Identify value - Map value stream - Create flow - Establish flow - Seek perfection






32. Inbound: total cost of ownership - v quality - delivery schedule - flexibility - Outbound: customer satisfaction - v cost - flexibility - support level






33. Visual description of an activity






34. Design and manage the processes - flows and assets of material and information required to satisfy customer demands






35. Value stream mapping simple process of directly observing the flows of information and materials as they occur - summarising them visually - and then envisioning a future state with much better performance 1. Locate operations 2. Identify area inve






36. Each step in process should be as close to Takt time as possible






37. Documentation aimed at performing task same way every time - current best way of doing an activity. Done with the people who do the work and OWNED by them. Uses: - drawings and photos - ensures consistency - developed with staff - readily accessible






38. Walk through to identify processes - Gather all relevant information - document customer/supplier info and count inventory - Establish info flow - how does each process know what to make next? - Identify push v pull - Quantify process lead time v pro






39. Factors that influence quality. Technology quality reliability delivery customer-service environment






40. Gain corporate/top management vision - Train Lean champions/Kaizen facilitators - Access and develop the success structure - Identify the value stream - Get quick wins - Train associates and extend training to all - Engage and manage the supply chain






41. Strategic - long term decision usually multi-year basis - tactical - typically decided annually or quarterly - operational - typically decided on a day to day basis






42. Quantity of inventory against time showing batch size at different points






43. The 4 ribs or bones are Man - Machine - Materials and Methods






44. Define measure analyse improve control






45. Factors that influence addition of value: technology quality reliability delivery customer service and environment






46. Globalisation - Innovation/technology - Costs - Competitiveness - Quality - Customer service (including internal customers) - Risk management - Environment (physical)






47. IT - Inbound logistics - Outbound logistics - Quality - Technology/design






48. 99.99966% good






49. Try to defer variation - keep generic for as long as possible






50. Identify and process value streams - Track waste and eliminate - Flow smoothly - Continuous improvement - Seamless integration with all parties