Vsm Test Quiz

25 Questions | By ROITUTOR | Updated: Oct 25, 2022 | Attempts: 1511

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What's your understanding of VSM? You can test it now by taking this VSM quiz below. VSM stands for Value stream mapping. It is a technique developed from Lean manufacturing. Organizations use it to create a visual guide for all the components required to deliver a product or service, aiming to analyze and optimize the entire process. These questions will help you learn VSM even better. All the very best to you!

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1.

VSM is a method corresponding with
- A.
  
  Point kaizen
- B.
  
  Process Kaizen
- C.
  
  System kaizen
- D.
  
  Other kaizen
2.

VSM is a method for visualizing material and information flow.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

VSM visualizes
- A.
  
  Information flow
- B.
  
  Shopfloor management
- C.
  
  Material flow
- D.
  
  Lead time
- E.
  
  KPIs
4.

VSM is typically used to record each product flow separately.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

VSM is used mainly in the following level:
- A.
  
  Single process
- B.
  
  One plant (from door to door)
- C.
  
  Complex enterprise
- D.
  
  Whole supply chain
6.

What is VSM focusing on?
- A.
  
  Ergonomy of the workplace
- B.
  
  Material flow
- C.
  
  Efficient changeover
- D.
  
  Quality methods
- E.
  
  Interconnection of the processes
7.

What is the typical purpose of the Gemba walk?
- A.
  
  Understand high-level production process
- B.
  
  Identify waste
- C.
  
  Introduce kaizen on the shop floor
- D.
  
  Make immediate changes in the process
- E.
  
  Discuss the problem in the meeting room
8.

If the current VSM shows a push system, it should be kept for the future state VSM.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Separation of the processes by considerable inventory enables faster and better material flow.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Batch production enables sooner identification of the quality problem than one piece flow.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Suggested changes and improvements implied by VSM should have a resolution range within…
- A.
  
  Weeks
- B.
  
  Months
- C.
  
  Years
12.

VSM is not showing how the production process is synchronized.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

How do you calculate takt?
- A.
  
  Material volume / OEE
- B.
  
  EPEI * Daily demand
- C.
  
  Available operating time / Daily demand
- D.
  
  Daily demand / EPEI
- E.
  
  Daily demand / Available operating time
14.

Connecting processes by one piece flow increases lead time.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

The connection between 2 processes with comparable cycle times is best by
- A.
  
  Supermarket
- B.
  
  FIFO
- C.
  
  One Piece Flow
- D.
  
  Inventory
16.

The connection between 2 processes with different cycle times is best by
- A.
  
  Supermarket
- B.
  
  FIFO
- C.
  
  One Piece Flow
- D.
  
  Inventory
17.

What is the pacemaker process?
- A.
  
  The process with the highest cycle time
- B.
  
  The most stabilized process
- C.
  
  The planned process
- D.
  
  The process with the lowest failure rate
18.

The pacemaker process is the one…
- A.
  
  That is the closest to the shipping
- B.
  
  That is first in production
- C.
  
  That is the first supermarket driven
- D.
  
  That is the first after the last supermarket
- E.
  
  That is the last after the first supermarket
19.

What is the pitch?
- A.
  
  Amount of time necessary to be released at pacemaker process to produce a batch
- B.
  
  EPEI * Cycle time at pacemaker process
- C.
  
  Takt
- D.
  
  Management timeframe
20.

What is the Heijunka?
- A.
  
  Autonomation
- B.
  
  Planning table
- C.
  
  Milk run
- D.
  
  Production leveling/smoothing
21.

For improvement activities coming from VSM, it is important to start to work against the flow.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

It is more important to prepare a robust and complex implementation plan for all improvement activities coming from VSM rather than divide VSM into loops and work quickly on solving particular problems.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

Kaizen bursts show areas of the value stream…
- A.
  
  That there are no improvements possible
- B.
  
  With identified potential improvements
- C.
  
  With identified waste
- D.
  
  With the danger of high voltage in the machine
- E.
  
  With local responsibility
24.

VSM shows an association between material flow and …
- A.
  
  Departments
- B.
  
  Information flow
- C.
  
  Costs
- D.
  
  Customer satisfaction