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Lean Systems
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Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach to work layout and scheduling that gathers in one location all of the equipment and work skills necessary to complete produciton of a family of similar products.
waste from product defects
andons (trouble lights)
group technology (GT)
processing waste
2. Managers and employees are obligated to see the problems and issues in person rather than relying on reports.
5-s program
quality at the source
gemba kaizen
waste from product defects
3. A classification of wastes into one of seven basic categories.
heijunka
simplificaiton and stndardizaiton
seven basic types of waste
transportation waste
4. A focus on developing technological features of equipment and processes that quatomatically detect and flag problems.
lean system culture
seven basic types of waste
waste of motion
jidoka
5. The practice by which an operator should stop the process and immediately fix problems - rather than allowing it to continue making poor-quality output.
5-s program
lean design
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
total productive maintenance (TPM)
6. The practice of eliminating defects at their root cause origination points.
lean system culture
lean systems approach
quality at the source
level - mixed-model scehduling
7. The processes and systems that work to identify and prevent all possible equipment breakdown.
inventory waste
lean systems approach
employee empowerment
total productive maintenance (TPM)
8. A systematic three-stage procedure for reducing long setups.
gemba kaizen
single minute exchange of dies (SMED)
total productive maintenance (TPM)
statistical process control (SPC)
9. Activities in the operating processes are initated by actual customer demands - and not by forecasted demands.
lean systems approach
seven basic types of waste
Toyota production system (TPS)
pull system
10. The use of various statistical tools for analyzing the capabilities of a given process and for monitoring its performance - with the goal of flagging potential problems before they occur.
lean design
statistical process control (SPC)
single minute exchange of dies (SMED)
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
11. The practice of leveling quantities of different product models produced over a period of time - with the goals of reducing batch sizes and lead times.
transportation waste
setup reduction
lean systems approach
level - mixed-model scehduling
12. Units waiting to be processed or delivered.
single minute exchange of dies (SMED)
inventory waste
processing waste
employee empowerment
13. Processing more units than are necessary.
transportation waste
lean systems approach
waste of overproduction
heijunka
14. Resources wasted waiting for work.
waste of motion
setup reduction
waste of waiting
lean design
15. The processes used to reduce setup and changeover times with the goal of making output of smaller batches more efficient.
setup reduction
heijunka
Toyota production system (TPS)
visual control
16. A graphical technique that helps managers understand material and information flows as a product makes its way through the process.
waste from product defects
process analysis/value stream mapping
level - mixed-model scehduling
gemba kaizen
17. The use of visul indicator systems such as flashing lights to help management assess current performance and quickly idnetify the location of current problems.
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
andons (trouble lights)
just in time (JIT)
employee empowerment
18. Unnecessary or excessive resource activity
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
poka-yoke (foolproofing)
waste of motion
heijunka
19. A scheduling system that builds output in response to actual customer demand.
kanban (pull) scheduling
lean system culture
focused factory
lean design
20. The application of lean principles and tools to the task of designing products.
waste of waiting
transportation waste
lean design
total productive maintenance (TPM)
21. Waste due to unnecessary scrap - rework - or correction.
waste from product defects
just in time (JIT)
employee empowerment
waste of waiting
22. An older name for lean systems
employee empowerment
just in time (JIT)
heijunka
inventory waste
23. An emphasis on eliminating non-value-adding process steps nd on executing pocess steps in exactly the same way each time by every worker.
waste of overproduction
setup reduction
group technology (GT)
simplificaiton and stndardizaiton
24. Making current performance and potential problems immediately visually apparent.
simplificaiton and stndardizaiton
visual control
level - mixed-model scehduling
inventory waste
25. Putting the responsibility for attacking waste with the employees directly involved in the processes.
level - mixed-model scehduling
employee empowerment
jidoka
total productive maintenance (TPM)
26. A short term - cross-functional team project aimed at improving an existing process.
employee empowerment
TAKT time flow balancing
Kaizen Event
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
27. The culture that is present in lean systems and that places a high value on respect for people in the system.
focused factory
processing waste
lean system culture
group technology (GT)
28. Excessive or unnecessary operations.
poka-yoke (foolproofing)
simplificaiton and stndardizaiton
setup reduction
processing waste
29. Units being unnecessarily moved.
level - mixed-model scehduling
transportation waste
visual control
waste of overproduction
30. A philosophy that empasizes the minimization of the amount of all resources used in the various activities of the enterprise.
group technology (GT)
seven basic types of waste
lean systems approach
process analysis/value stream mapping
31. A scheduling approach aimed at synchronizing the output rate with the rate of customer demand.
TAKT time flow balancing
inventory waste
quality at the source
pull system
32. A systematic program for effective housekeeping in operational processes.
waste of waiting
lean design
5-s program
total productive maintenance (TPM)
33. An emphasis on redesigning process in such a way as to make mistakes either impossible or immediately apparent to the worker.
gemba kaizen
andons (trouble lights)
pull system
poka-yoke (foolproofing)
34. Organizing operations systems by grouping together similar customers and then designing and implementing product systems to serve these specific customers.
statistical process control (SPC)
employee empowerment
process analysis/value stream mapping
focused factory
35. A form of level - mixed
heijunka
processing waste
lean systems approach
focused factory
36. Another term for lean systems; refers to the specific lean system implemented at Toyota.
employee empowerment
gemba kaizen
stop-and fix (or line-stop) system
Toyota production system (TPS)