Pre Lean Gamification Quiz

1. 1. The goal of lean manufacturing is to increase profit by reducing:

• Customers

• Waste

• Employees

• Number of products sold

2.   ________ is a waste related to unnecessary movement of operator.

• Transportation

• Inventory

• Motion

• Overproduction

3. 3. "MUDA" means

• Fluctuation

• Overburdened

• Waste

• Memory

4. 4. Which of the following is one of the seven wastes targeted by Lean manufacturing?

• Overproduction

• Innovation

• Automation

• Customization

5. 5. What does the acronym "5S" stand for in Lean manufacturing?

• Sort, Simplify, Standardize, Sustain, Systemize

• Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

• Speed, Stability, Safety, Standardization, Success

• Stop, Study, Solve, Standardize, Sustain

6. 6. What is the purpose of the "Poka-yoke" technique in Lean manufacturing?

• To optimize production scheduling

• To prevent human errors and defects

• To reduce setup times

• To implement continuous improvement initiatives

7. 7. What is the concept of "Just-in-Time" (JIT) in Lean manufacturing?

• Producing goods only when there is customer demand

• Minimizing material waste during production

• Automating production processes for maximum efficiency

• Optimizing machine setup times for quick changeovers

8. 8. Which Lean tool is used to reduce setup/changeover times in manufacturing processes?

• Poka-yoke

• Kanban system

• SMED

• Value stream mapping

9. 9. What is the term for the continuous improvement approach in Lean manufacturing?

• Kaizen

• Six Sigma

• Total Quality Management (TQM)

• Agile manufacturing

10. 10. The concept of "Gemba" in Lean manufacturing refers to:

• Workplace or actual place where work is done

• A lean manufacturing tool

• Just-in-Time (JIT) production system

• Lean Six Sigma methodology