Lean Manufacturing Quiz 12

What is lean manufacturing?

• A complex way of thinking about customer value

• A deliberately simple way of thinking about customer value

• A way of maximizing waste in operations

• A way of minimizing value in operations

How does lean manufacturing view manufacturing operations?

• As a waste stream

• As a profit center

• As a value stream that flows products to the customer

• As a cost center

What is considered as value in lean manufacturing?

• Anything that increases waste

• Anything that the customer will pay for

• Anything that the customer would not pay for

• Anything that adds costs to the customer

What is considered as waste in lean manufacturing?

• Anything that the customer will pay for

• Anything that adds costs to the customer

• Anything that the customer would not pay for

• Anything that increases value

Which of the following is an example of waste in manufacturing operations?

• Quick product flow

• Efficient production process

• Overproduction of finished goods

• High customer demand

What happens to the operation as waste is driven out and product flow is improved?

• It becomes less costly and less responsive to customer demand

• It becomes more costly and more responsive to customer demand

• It becomes more costly and less responsive to customer demand

• It becomes less costly and more responsive to customer demand

What is the main goal of lean manufacturing?

• To maximize value

• To minimize waste and maximize value

• To minimize value

• To maximize waste

Which of the following is NOT considered waste in lean manufacturing?

• Wasted time while people and goods wait

• Overproduction of finished goods

• Efficient use of resources

• Excess transport and handling

What does lean manufacturing aim to achieve by flowing products more quickly through the value stream?

• Increased costs

• Decreased responsiveness to customer demand

• Decreased costs and increased responsiveness to customer demand

• Increased waste

What is the significance of viewing manufacturing operations as a value stream in lean manufacturing?

• To decrease value

• To build customer value in the most efficient way possible

• To add unnecessary costs

• To increase waste