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Question # 6

An immediate benefit of implementing lean manufacturing is improvement in:

A.

employee development.

B.

inventory valuation.

C.

total quality.

D.

lead time.

Question # 7

Which of the following outcomes is typical of employee engagement?

A.

Discretionary effort exerted towards improvement in quality

B.

Increase debate about company goals

C.

Decrease in hoshin planning activities

D.

Increase in kanban size of in-process inventories

Question # 8

Which of the following statements best reflects a goal of the participative approach to management?

A.

Supervisors will have more control.

B.

The quality of decisions will improve.

C.

The speed of decision-making will increase.

D.

Managers can focus on tactics rather than strategy.

Question # 9

Based on the data provided, assume that time available per day is 840 minutes. What is the takt time per unit of demand?

{exhibit 4027}

A.

84.0 minutes

B.

22.1 minutes

C.

2.21 minutes

D.

8.4 minutes

Question # 10

Manufactured parts are being assembled on a production line at a constant rate when a faulty component is identified. An assembly worker pushes the line stop button and work ceases while the defect is reviewed. This action is an example of:

A.

heijinka.

B.

andon.

C.

jidoka.

D.

kaizen.

Question # 11

A company produces a part with a nominal diameter of 2.0 inches and a tolerance of ± 0.006 with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. A sample has the average diameter of 1.996 inches with a standard deviation of 0.001 inches. What is the CPK and process capability?

A.

0.667, capable

B.

0.667, not capable

C.

0.333, capable

D.

0.333, not capable

Question # 12

Which of the following is the primary reason to reduce setup time?

A.

Reduced labor cost

B.

Reduced machine downtime

C.

Increased time to make repairs

D.

Increased flexibility

Question # 13

The best way to determine feasibility of the capacity plan for a work center is to use:

A.

input/output control.

B.

priority sequencing rules.

C.

order management processing.

D.

rough-cut capacity planning.

Question # 14

Statistical process control is a technique primarily used to:

A.

implement mistake-proofing techniques.

B.

identify special-cause variation.

C.

reduce preventive maintenance.

D.

reduce the number of inspection steps.

Question # 15

Operations management should measure the workload resulting from manufacturing orders for which of the following reasons?

A.

Determining order priority

B.

Controlling queues

C.

Planning materials

D.

Planning yields

Question # 16

A supplier of roller bearings makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the following categories:

{exhibit 1213}

The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100% must be reinspected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

A.

Learn what factors cause variability.

B.

Tighten the inspection criteria.

C.

Seek deviations from Quality Control.

D.

Doubly inspect the rollers

Question # 17

Which of the following statements about high-volume repetitive manufacturing is true?

A.

Machinery and workers must be flexible

B.

Takt time is variable

C.

There is very little stocking of intermediate assemblies

D.

Throughput times are generally long

Question # 18

{exhibit 4705}

The question below is based on the following chart of values relative to upper and lower control limits:

Which of the following types of variation is shown?

A.

Special

B.

Periodic

C.

Common

D.

Assignable

Question # 19

A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of the three machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, three operators work the first shift, one operator works the second shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?

A.

Move an operator from the first to the second shift.

B.

Schedule 40 hours of overtime.

C.

Subcontract 40 hours of work.

D.

Adjust the input.

Question # 20

A customer has complained that paint is peeling off a product recently purchased from a supplier. A team is formed in the supplier plant to solve the problem and follow these steps:

{exhibit 534}

Which of the following methods best describes the problem-solving approach used by the team?

A.

Pareto analysis

B.

Brainstorming

C.

Five why's

D.

Fishbone analysis

Question # 21

In a continuous flow environment, it is necessary to report which of the following data from the shop floor?

A.

Setups

B.

Material issues

C.

Defects and scrap

D.

Direct labor hours on and off an operation

Question # 22

One of the main benefits of the A3 problem solving method is:

A.

coaching.

B.

a statistical approach.

C.

a kaizen event.

D.

voice-of-the-customer data.

Question # 23

Which of the following topics is the most important training for lean team members?

A.

Kanban

B.

Problem solving

C.

Single minute exchange of dies

D.

Standard work

Question # 24

Which of the following benefits is a result of Standardized Work?

A.

Ergonomic repetitive movements

B.

Reduced quality checks

C.

Evolutionary operations

D.

Process stability

Question # 25

Which of the following consequences is a result of inaccurate inventory data?

A.

The carrying cost rate will decrease.

B.

Total assets will be affected.

C.

Capacity planning will be affected.

D.

Cash flow will increase.

Question # 26

Management most likely would use which of the following tools to improve communication and feedback on daily progress to its employees?

A.

Newsletters distributed to every worker

B.

Wall charts showing standards and actuals

C.

Key performance indicators

D.

The company's website

Question # 27

Proper workplace organization calls for which of the following actions?

A.

Increasing supervisor oversight

B.

Returning frequently used items to a nearby, fixed location

C.

Increasing the use of kanbans

D.

Placing all tools in a centrally located tool crib

Question # 28

When attempting to understand whether there is a relationship between two variables, which quality control tool should be used?

A.

Pareto diagram

B.

Process flow diagram

C.

Scatter chart

D.

Cause-and-effect diagram

Question # 29

Which of the following costing methods shows the greatest apparent profit in a time of inflation?

A.

Last in, first out

B.

First in, first out

C.

Standard cost

D.

Actual cost

Question # 30

The next job to be performed was selected because it had the least amount of operation time prior to the due date. Which of the following priority sequencing rules was being used?

A.

Slack time per operation

B.

Shortest operation time

C.

Critical ratio

D.

Slack time per order

Question # 31

A kanban shop floor control system has which of the following characteristics?

A.

Large lot sizes

B.

Fixed routings

C.

Fixed worker assignments

D.

Forward scheduling

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