1.4 Toyota Production System Quiz

Who developed the Toyota Production System between 1948 and 1975?

• Shigeo Shingo

• Eiji Toyoda

• Taiichi Ohno

• Sakichi Toyoda

What are the main goals of the Toyota Production System?

• Design out overburden, inconsistency, and eliminate waste

• Maximize overburden, inconsistency, and waste

• Ignore overburden, inconsistency, and waste

• Increase overburden, inconsistency, and waste

What are the two pillars of the Toyota Production System?

• Just-in-Time and Jidoka

• Continuous flow and Pull system

• Muri and Mura

• Lean manufacturing and Takt time

What is the main target of the Toyota Production System?

• Maximize overburden, inconsistency, and waste

• Ignore overburden, inconsistency, and waste

• Eliminate overburden, inconsistency, and waste

• Increase overburden, inconsistency, and waste

What does Jidoka refer to in the Toyota Production System?

• Automation without human touch

• Automation with human touch

• Manual operation

• No automation

What is the first main pillar of the Toyota Production System?

• Pull system

• Takt time

• All of the above

• Continuous flow

What is the second pillar of the Toyota Production System?

• Lean manufacturing

• Muda

• Just-in-Time

• Jidoka

What is the idea behind Just-in-Time manufacturing?

• Minimize waste and operate efficiently

• Produce items as you have materials

• Ignore production efficiency

• Start production phase without orders

What is the concept of Jidoka in TPS?

• No worker involvement

• Ignore problems in the process

• Alert workers of a problem before more resources are wasted

• Alert workers of a problem after resources are wasted

What does Muda refer to in the Toyota Production System?

• Waste

• All of the above

• Inconsistency

• Overburden