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