Lean Manufacturing Basics Trivia Quiz

17 Questions | By Balajilolla | Updated: Dec 7, 2022 | Attempts: 1599

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Have you ever heard of lean manufacturing? Do you know about the basics of lean manufacturing? Try this trivia quiz and evaluate your knowledge for the same. Lean manufacturing is a production methodology that aims to minimize waste within the production system while simultaneously maximizing the company's productivity. What are the basic principles of lean? In this quiz, you will get all the basics of lean. So, play the quiz now and enhance your understanding of it.

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1.

Push based supply chains are demand driven rather than forecast driven.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

The seven wastes, as outlined in the Lean Manufacturing are
- A.
  
  Over Production, Waiting, Transport, Manpower, Over Processing, Motion, Overtime
- B.
  
  Over Production, Waiting, Transport, Inventory, Over Processing, Motion, Defects
- C.
  
  Over Production, Waiting, Transport, Inventory, Scrap, Rework, Defects
- D.
  
  All of the above
3.

Lean principles can be successfully applied on business processes.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

What is the purpose of the lean tool 'Kaizen'?
- A.
  
  To ensure that the workstation does not make anything until the next work center requests supply
- B.
  
  An improvement activity to create more value and remove waste
- C.
  
  To analyze the forces supporting or resisting a particular change
- D.
  
  To create a map of the physical path taken by the product as it passes through the process
5.

The foundation for the Toyota Production System is
- A.
  
  Continuous Flow
- B.
  
  Short Production Runs
- C.
  
  Only small fraction for total process time adds value to customer
- D.
  
  All of the above
6.

What is time value mapping?
- A.
  
  A lean tool to map time taken for each process step and identify value and non value added steps
- B.
  
  A basic flow chart tool that maps inputs, processes and outputs
- C.
  
  A tool that analyzes the forces supporting or resisting a particular change
- D.
  
  Used to create a workplace suited for visual control and lean practices
7.

The main principles of Lean are (Check all that apply)
- A.
  
  Identification of value
- B.
  
  Elimination of waste
- C.
  
  Generation of flow
- D.
  
  MRP
8.

What are the benefits of implementing Lean?
- A.
  
  Decreased lead times
- B.
  
  Reduced inventories
- C.
  
  Improved knowledge management
- D.
  
  More robust processes
- E.
  
  All of the above
9.

Implementing 'Kanban' system can be effective method for
- A.
  
  Creating Kanban cards to signal the need to move materials in a facility
- B.
  
  Manage Inventory, create flow and eliminate wastes
- C.
  
  Implementing lean, reducing excessive movement and transport
- D.
  
  Implementing pull systems, reducing inventory and lead time
10.

Which of the following is not a goal of lean?
- A.
  
  Reducing set-up times
- B.
  
  Utilizing activity-based costing
- C.
  
  Increasing machine utilization
- D.
  
  Producing smaller lot sizes
11.

The purpose of the tools in the 'Lean Toolkit' are to ensure that(Check all that apply)
- A.
  
  Processes deliver value to the customer
- B.
  
  To lose weight
- C.
  
  Activities that do not add value are eliminated or reduced
- D.
  
  Mass produce the product to cut its unit cost
12.

What is a value stream?
- A.
  
  An activity that does not add value to the customer
- B.
  
  Is a mapping of complete processes
- C.
  
  The linkage of events or activities that ultimately delivers value to the customer
- D.
  
  The excessive movement of materials in a plant
13.

Products with low demand should be:
- A.
  
  Produced in the quantity needed
- B.
  
  Batch processed and held in stock until needed
- C.
  
  Assigned higher cost per unit
- D.
  
  Discontinued or purchased from another supplier
14.

Top management needs to be included in Lean projects.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Using kanban, production demand is triggered by:
- A.
  
  The production planner
- B.
  
  Forecast
- C.
  
  Removal of product by the downstream customer
- D.
  
  Any of the above