Tltc Lean Training - Operations Module
Testing knowledge gained by participants in TLTC Lean Training, Module 3: Improve Operational Efficiency
- 1.Lean systems are characterised by ______ operations, paced to ______ demand.
- A.
Fast; management
- B.
Stable; customer
- C.
Stable; management
- D.
Fast; market
- 2.What is the production system in a Lean operation in which items are processed and moved directly to the next process with each processing step completing its work just before the next process needs the item?
- A.
Standard Work
- B.
Continuous Flow
- C.
Jidoka
- D.
Andon
- 3.Standardisation allows for accurate performance benchmarking and thus improvement.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 4.What is a visual control tool – often a light – that alerts supervisors to problems on the “gemba”.
- A.
Jidoka
- B.
Andon
- C.
Kanban
- D.
Takt Time
- 5.Of the three kinds of time we use in Lean, which are measured and can be improved?
- A.
Cycle Time
- B.
Lead Time
- C.
Takt Time
- D.
Break Time
- 6.To calculate takt time you need to know the number of operators and how long the process takes.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 7.
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In this image of a work cell which Lean elements do you see?- A.
Andon
- B.
Multi-skilled operators
- C.
Waterstrider supplying work-in-process inventory
- D.
Counter-clockwise flow
- 8.If the customer demand is 55 service roster assignments in one 8-hour day (no breaks), what is the takt time?
- A.
1.2 hours
- B.
325 seconds
- C.
12 minutes
- D.
8.7 minutes
- 9._________ is known as the “Father of the Toyota Production System”.
- A.
Kachiro Toyoda
- B.
Taiichi Ohno
- C.
Henry Ford
- D.
Edwards Demming
- 10.If the cycle time of a process is longer than the takt time for that product, what can you do?
- A.
Balance the line by taking work from the long cycle and assigning it to a worker with a shorter cycle
- B.
Add workers and split the process between them
- C.
Change the product’s takt time
- D.
All of the above
- 11.In pull / just-in-time / continuous flow systems how does one process “know” that the next process is ready for the product?
- A.
Jidoka
- B.
Andon
- C.
Kanban
- D.
Takt Time
- 12.The primary difference between Lean standard work and what we traditionally think of as a standardised process is the role of ___________.
- A.
Management
- B.
Inventory
- C.
Controls
- D.
Time
- 13.Time an important element in standard work because Lean is all about doing processes as fast as possible.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 14.A spaghetti chart is a tool that shows _________ waste.
- A.
Inventory
- B.
Waiting
- C.
Food
- D.
Motion
- 15.The goals of establishing a 5S program are to improve the productivity and safety of the work place and increase ____________.
- A.
Bonuses
- B.
Orders
- C.
Staff satisfaction
- D.
Inventory
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