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Question 41

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Which of the following is not a benefit of lean production?

A) Greater flexibility
B) Increased capacity
C) More customers
D) More product variety

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is not a basic element of lean production?

A) flexible resources
B) pull system
C) repetitive production
D) small lot production

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In a lean production system,kanban systems have been shown to handle large fluctuations in the production requirements on the final assembly line.

Lean concepts cannot be applied to services because services are intangible.

Analyzing process flow and eliminating waste is referred to as

Small-lot production reduces lead time but increases quality problems.

Poka-yolk is a Japanese term used to describe the removal of waste in a lean production system.

A workstation's output is 200 bottles of wine per hour.It takes 45 minutes to receive a withdrawal kanban of corks from the previous workstation.The withdrawal kanban is attached to a container holding 30 corks.The process uses a safety factor of 20 percent.What is the number of withdrawal kanbans needed to support the bottling process.

Lower inventory levels make processes

A workstation must produce 400 units an hour.It takes 24 minutes to receive the necessary material for production from the previous workstation.Output is moved between workstations in containers holding 44 units.If the process uses a safety factor of 10%,then the number of kanbans that should be circulating between this workstation and the previous workstation is

What are the benefits of small-lot production?

In lean production,waste is defined as anything that does not add value to the product.

___________ is generally credited with the development of lean production.

Early adopters of lean production in the U.S.were unsuccessful because they tried to implement lean by slashing inventories and forcing their suppliers to make more frequent deliveries.

______________ setups that can be performed in advance while the machine is running.

Setup time is not a component of the cumulative lead time for a manufactured product.

Total productive maintenance combines preventive maintenance with kaizen.

A workstation's output is 200 bottles of wine per hour.It takes 30 minutes to receive a withdrawal kanban of corks from the previous workstation.The withdrawal kanban is attached to a container holding 30 corks.The process uses a safety factor of 20 percent.What is the number of withdrawal kanbans needed to support the bottling process?

Lean production is difficult to implement when