ISCOM472 Self-Assessment Questions

ISCOM 472 Lean Enterprise

ISCOM472 Self-Assessment Questions Week One – Introduction to Lean Enterprise

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.1 Lean enterprise is a systematic methodology to reduce the complexity and streamline a process to identify a eliminate waste in company processes. .a True .b False .2 Which of the following is not an element of lean enterprises? .a Pull method of work flow .b Quality .c Standardization of components .d Poka-Yoke .e Batch production .3 Just-In-Time is the same as a lean manufacturing approach. .a True .b False .4 Which is not a general operating rule of a Kanban system? .a Each container must have a card .b The assembly line always withdraws materials from the fabrication cell .c Containers of parts can be removed from a storage area without a Kanban being posted on the receiving post .d The containers should always contain the same number of good parts .e Total production should not exceed the total amount authorized of the Kanbans in the system .5 Which of the following lie at the heart of a continuous improvement program: .a Maintaining low inventories .b Periodically stressing the system to identify problems .c Focusing on the elements of a Lean system .d All of the above .e None of the above .6 The end goal of a Lean enterprise and Six Sigma are the same in that they strive for better process performance by focusing on the same elements of the process. .a True

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.b False .7 Which of the following are not components of a Lean system: .a TQM .b TPM .c JRM .d JIT .e All of the above are components of a Lean system

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ISCOM472 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions

1. a. Text: Lean Sigma by Wedgwood; Chapter 1, Methodologies 2. e. Text: Operations Management by Krajewski; Chapter 9, Characteristics of Lean Systems for Services and Manufacturing 3. a. Text: Operations Management by Krajewski; Chapter 9, Characteristics of Lean Systems for Services and Manufacturing 4. c. Text: Operations Management by Krajewski; Chapter 9, The Kanban System 5. d. Text: Operations Management by Krajewski; Chapter 9, Continuous Improvement using a Lean Systems Approach 6. b. Text: Lean Sigma by Wedgwood; Chapter 1, Methodologies 7. c. Text: Operations Management by Krajewski; Chapter 9, Value Stream Mapping

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