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Lean 101 Question and Answers - 61 to 90 Questions
61. Which of the following is not part of 5S?
a. Sort
b. Sustain
c. Shine
d. Sequence
b. Sustain
c. Shine
d. Sequence
Answer : Sequence
62. A checklist is a simple example for _______________
a. Mistake proofing
b. Standardization
c. SMED
d. 5S
Answer : Mistake Proofing
63. Kaizen is _______________
a. An activity that causes an incidental problem
b. An activity that causes a recurrent problem
c. An activity that enables continuous improvement
d. None of the above
Answer : An activity that enables continuous improvement
64. _______________ is an activity that transforms the input, thereby bringing it closer to the form required by a customer
a. Value Add
b. Muda
c. Muri
d. None
Answer : Value Add
65. According to Lean thinking, leaders should work with first hand information from _______________ by direct observation.
a. Customers
b. Workplace
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None
Answer : Workplace
66. Lean practices optimizes the
a. Cost
b. Quality
c. Schedule
d. All the above
Answer : All the above
67. The slowest operation in a process is _______________
a. Work stopper
b. Bottleneck
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None
Answer : Bottleneck
68. Identification of all activities occurring along the life cycle of the product is _________
a. Value Creation
b. Value Stream Mapping
c. Customer Value
d. None
Answer : Value Stream Mapping
69. Kaizen can result in an improvement in _______________
a. Quality
b. Throughput
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None
Answer : Both 1 and 2
70. Automated detection and stopping when a defect occurs is related to ___________
a. Automation
b. Jidoka (autonomation)
c. Genchi Genbutsu
d. Visual Controls
Answer : Jidoka (autonomation)
71. “Pace of production to meet customer demand” is related to _______________
a. Takt Time
b. Talk Time
c. Delay time
d. All of the above
Answer : Takt Time
72. The practice in 5S framework by which the work place efficiency is maintained is ________________
a. Sort
b. Shine
c. Sustain
d. All of the above
Answer : Sustain
73. Which of the following is a part of the Lean philosophy?
a. Management decisions based on a long term perspective
b. Stop when there is a quality problem
c. Leaders going to the actual workplace to see and understand throughly
d. All of the above
Answer : All of the above
74. Poka Yoke is ______________
a. Mistake Proofing
b. Visual Control
c. Standarization
d. None of above
Answer : Mistake Proofing
75. The roots of Lean thinking can be traced back to
a. Harvard
b. GE
c. Honda
d. Toyota
Answer : Toyota
76. Which of the following are two key pillars of the Toyota Production System?
a. Just-in-Time and Waste Elimination
b. Jidoka and Just in Time
c. Visual Management and Kaizen
d. Standardisation and Leveled Production
Answer : Jidoka and Just in Time
77. This technique can be used to conduct root cause analysis
a. 5 Why
b. Fishbone diagram
c. Cause and Effect diagram
c. All the above
Answer : All the above
78. During which phase of the project can Lean be implemented?
a. Requirement phase
b. Design phase
c. CUT & ST phases
d. All of the above
Answer : All of the above
79. How many Lean principles are there according to Jeffrey Liker as presented in “The Toyoto Way”
a. 5
b. 10
c. 14
d. None of the above
Answer : 14
80. What is the ongoing process/philosophy of doing things better, faster and lower cost?
a. Continuous Process
b. Continuous Engineering
c. Continuous Improvement
d. None
Answer : Continuous Improvement
81. Problems should not remain hidden. They should be _______________ early.
a. Standardized
b. Optimized
c. Surfaced
d. All the above
Answer : Surfaced
82. Attributes of value deliverables are Timeliness Cost.
a. Quality
b. Timeliness
c. Cost
d. All the above
Answer : All the above
84. Standardization helps to reduce variance in
a. Cycle time
b. Quality
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None
Answer : Both 1 and 2
85. Which of the following are examples of Muda (waste) in the process which should be eliminated?
a. Doing work manually when it can be automated
b. Equipment not working
c. Spending efforts in processing repetitive issues
d. All of the above
Answer : All of the above
86. What is the first step in the VSM?
a. Draw the Value stream mapping(As-IS)
b. Identify the customer Value deliverable
c. Remove the wastes
d. Identify the Value added and Non value added activities
Answer : Identify the customer Value deliverable
87. How many guiding principles does Lean have?
a. 11
b. 7
c. 12
d. 14
Answer : 14
88. _____________ provides a complete visibility of all work items and status in the team.
a. Standardization
b. Mistake Proofing
c. Visual Control
d. ecube
Answer : Visual Control
89. TPS is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by ____________.
a. Ford
b. Toyota
c. Wipro
d. IBM
Answer : Toyota
90. In an application maintenance project, the team was following the practice of placing a Red flag in front of the engineer who was stuck up with a problem related to resolving the incident. This is an example of _______________
a. Standardization
b. Kanban
c. Andon
d. None of the above
Answer : Andon