IB DP Lean manufacturing introduction

Lean manufacturing is a method of eliminating waste. What is the purpose of eliminating waste?

• Reducing landfill shipments

• Reduce lead time

• Reduce production cost

• Reduce both cost and lead time while increasing quality

JIT reduces excess inventory, waiting, and transportation by changing the traditional system of inventory to one that focuses on what method of moving inventory?

• Moving inventory into warehouses

• Pulling inventory meaning it moves when needed

• Pushing inventory to waiting areas

• Pulling inventory to reduce back injuries

Lean culture must be deep within the company. What must the company be willing to do?

• Give employees time to observe and study their workspace

• increase wait time between processes

• Give employees breaks to increase creativity.

• increase wait time between processes

Continuous improvement is based on what major goal?

• Daily improvement

• Zero waste

• Structural changes

• Increase improvements

Which one of the following is NOT a benefit of lean production?

• overcrowded work area

• saves cost

• unit costs are reduced

• less risks of damage to stocks and equipments

Effective lean production requires all of the following except:

• good relations with suppliers

• wastage of resources

• trust between management and employees

• a culture of quality assurance

Lean production is an approach to production developed by Toyota, Japan

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following answer is the purpose of Kaizen?

• Productivity Improvement

• Measure Result

• Standardize Process

Which one of the following would be an example of 'lean production'?

• producing a greater variety of goods with an increased workforce

• holding very low stock levels such as with Just-in-Time methods

• making smaller quantities of goods than previously

• buying the latest equipment to increase output even though it is not used all of the time

Lean production is applicable only to manufacturing industries, not to service industries.

• TRUE

• FALSE