Posted: July 20th, 2016
54. Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately producing the finished end items is the essence of:
A. delayed differentiation
B. kanban
C. autonomation
D. andon
E. matrix management
A
55. Which of the following would you not expect to see in a lean environment?
A. a flexible system
B. minimum inventory
C. little waste
D. reduced setup times
E. a significant number of daily schedule changes
E
56. The comprehensive approach used in lean systems to deal with quality includes:
A. designing quality into products and processes
B. insisting vendors provide high quality materials
C. making workers responsible for producing high quality
D. A, B and C
E. 100% inspection of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods
D
57. Which of the following is not a benefit of small lot sizes in lean systems?
A. In-process inventory is considerably less.
B. Each product is produced less frequently.
C. Carrying costs are reduced.
D. There is less clutter in the workplace.
E. Inspection and rework costs are less.
B
58. In the lean philosophy, the ideal lot size is:
A. the economic order quantity
B. the economic run size
C. one unit
D. the capacity of the standard container
E. N= (DT(1+X))/C
C
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