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What management approach is based on the participation of all members of an organization in improving processes, and culture in which they work?
- A. Total Quality Control
- B. Total Quality Engineering
- C. Total Quality Management
- D. Total Waste Management
Answer : C
When an order is split into two orders, the immediate effect on a job shop work center is to increase which of the following elements?
- A. Setup time
- B. Work-in-process quantity
- C. Run time
- D. Lot size
Answer : A
To decrease time to market for discrete products, it is most effective to improve which of the following phases?
- A. Product definition
- B. Product design
- C. Production
- D. Distribution
Answer : B
What is a goal of Hoshin planning?
- A. Target the critical few problems and assign resources to remove barriers for improvement
- B. Focus on the operational plan to remove routine issues that reduce product quality
- C. Solve as many problems as possible by using lean management principals and techniques
- D. Focus on the details of the process in order to better understand what capabilities are required
Answer : A
Which of the following outcomes is typical of employee engagement?
- A. Discretionary effort exerted towards improvement in quality
- B. Increase debate about company goals
- C. Decrease in hoshin planning activities
- D. Increase in kanban size of in-process inventories
Answer : A
The primary reason for using an empty conveyance container as a triggering signal is to:
- A. communicate the need for material.
- B. keep the original container filled with material.
- C. pull material downstream.
- D. push material downstream.
Answer : A
Which of the following basic layout principles should be applied to improve work flow?
- A. Sequencing layouts for families of parts
- B. Locating supermarkets near U-cells
- C. Reducing number of machine tools
- D. Increasing vertical part movement
Answer : A
The following problems were reported from the field:
Which of the following techniques could be used to solve these problems?
- A. Tighten present tolerances
- B. Analyze process control data
- C. Establish supplier certification
- D. Increase the inspection rate
Answer : B
A kanban shop floor control system has which of the following characteristics?
- A. Large lot sizes
- B. Fixed routings
- C. Fixed worker assignments
- D. Forward scheduling
Answer : B
Structured problem solving provides what essential result to an organization?
- A. Recognition of problems in the company's competitive position
- B. Resolution of problems of other organizations in like markets or with similar customers
- C. Recognition of problems with the company's management team
- D. Resolution of both strategic and operational problems
Answer : D
Reducing design cycle time improves which of the following measures?
- A. Production throughput
- B. Return on investment (ROI)
- C. Manufacturability
- D. Quality
Answer : B
A company is gathering data as to why the machine is consistently shutting down. What methodology should a company pursue first?
- A. 5S
- B. Plan-do-check-act
- C. Kaizen event
- D. Statistical process control
Answer : B
A manufacturer is experiencing excessively long setup times and first-piece inspections.
Which of the following areas should be examined first?
- A. Maintenance records
- B. Raw material consistency
- C. Product design
- D. Tooling
Answer : D
The question below is based on the following chart of values relative to upper and lower control limits:
Which of the following types of variation is shown?
- A. Special
- B. Periodic
- C. Common
- D. Assignable
Answer : C
When a company moves from sampling inspection to internal process control, which of the following actions should be taken prior to evaluating supplier performance?
- A. Plan and analyze results.
- B. Conduct a supplier kaizen.
- C. Establish quality criteria.
- D. Establish target inventory levels.
Answer : C
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