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Whatdisdtheddefinitiondofdaddefect?d
A)dAdproduct/processdthatdexhibitsdvariability.d
d
B)dAdproduct/processdthatddoesdnotdperformdasdwelldasdthedcompetition.d
d
C)dAdproduct/processdthatddoesdnotdmeetdcustomerdrequirementsdforduse.d
d
D)dAdproduct/processdthatdisdnotdreliable.d
d
E)dAdproduct/processdthatdrequiresdextradprocessing.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
WhatdisdthedprimarydapproachdemployeddbydLeandSixdSigmadtodreducedthednumberdofddefects?d
A)dAdddinspectiondtodisolatedthedcustomerdfromdprocessdinstability.d
d
B)dReducedprocessdvariabilitydatdthedsourcedthroughdredesigndordprocessdcontrols.d
d
C)dRevisedspecificationsdtodbetterdreflectdcustomerdexpectations.d
d
D)dProvidedincentivesdtodthedworkforcedtodeliminateddefects.d
d
E)dEducatedcustomersdtodmanagedproduct/processdexpectations.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-
d
AnswerdB
NationaldFiduciarydGuarantydBankdhasdbeendlosingdmarketdsharedindhomedmortgagedlendingdoverdt
hedlastdseveraldyears.dSurveysdindicatedverydlowdcustomerdsatisfactiondratingsdfordthedhomedmortg
agedprocess.dThedbankdrecentlydchartereddadLeandSixdSigmadteamdtodaddressdthedperformancedpro
blem.dThedteamdhasdexamineddseveraldprocessdfactors,dincludingdloandpricing,dcreditdrequirement
s,dloandclosingdcycle-
timedanddemployeedtrainingdasdtheydrelatedtodcustomerdsatisfactiondanddnewdloandvolume.dWhichd
ofdthedfollowingdaredpotentialdkeydprocessdinputsdindthedbank'sdhomedmortgagedbusiness?d
A)dCustomerdSatisfaction,dCreditdRequirements,dHistoricaldLoandClosingdCycle-Timed
d
,B)dLoandPricing,dEmployeedTraining,dCustomerdSatisfactiond
d
C)dLoandPricing,dCreditdRequirements,dEmployeedTrainingd
d
D)dCreditdRequirements,dNewdLoandVolume,dCustomerdSatisfactiond
d
dE)dHistoricaldLoandClosingdCycle-time,dCustomerdSatisfaction,dEmployeedTrainingd-
ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
ThedexpressiondY=f(X)disdoftenduseddtoddescribedthedrelationshipdbetweendprocessdinputsdanddthed
processdoutput.dWhichddescriptiondofdY=f(X)disdmostdaccurate?d
A)dThedoutputdofdadprocessd(X)disdadfunctiondofdthedprocessdinputsd(Y).d
d
B)dMoredprocessdinputsd(X)dimprovedthedfunctiondofdthedprocessdoutputd(Y).d
d
C)dReducingdthedfunctiondofdadprocessdinputd(X)dwilldincreasedprocessdoutputd(Y).d
d
D)dMoredprocessdinputsd(Y)dimprovedthedfunctiondofdthedprocessdoutputd(X).d
d
E)dThedprocessdoutputd(Y)disdadfunctiondofdthedprocessdinputsd(X)d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdE
d
WhatdisdthedprimarydpurposedofdLeandSixdSigma?d
A)dDevelopdcleardqualitydstandardsdthatdcandbedunderstooddbydeveryone.d
d
B)dProvidedbetterdtrainingdtodthedpeopledinvolveddindprocessdimprovementdefforts.d
d
C)dImprovedprofitabilitydand/ordotherdkeydperformancedmetrics.d
d
D)dDeterminedthednumberdofdopportunitiesdfordaddefectdtodbedproduced.d
d
E)dProvidedadbetterdstructuredfordprocessdimprovement.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
WhatdisdthedstrongestdguidingdforcedofdLeandSixdSigmaddecision-making?d
A)dExperiencedofdprocessdowners.d
d
B)dHistoricaldbestdpractices.d
d
C)dOpinionsdofdseniordmanagement.d
d
D)dDatadanddstatisticaldanalysis.d
d
E)dBenchmarkingdstudiesdofdthedcompetition.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdD
d
,WhendSixdSigmadanddLeandMethodsdareduseddtogether,dtheydcomplementdeachdother.dAsdadgenera
ldrule,dwhatdaredthedprimarydareasdofdfocusdfordbothdSixdSigmadanddLean?d
A)dSixdSigmad-dReducedComplexity;dLeand-dImprovedQualityd
d
B)dSixdSigmad-dImprovedProcessdFlow;dLeand-dReducedProcessdInputsd
d
C)dSixdSigmad-dControldProcessdCycledTime;dLeand-dReducedProcessdVariabilityd
d
D)dSixdSigmad-dIncreasedProcessdOutput;dLeand-dIdentifydKeydInputsd
d
E)dSixdSigmad-dImprovedQuality;dLeand-dReducedProcessdCycle-timed-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-
d
AnswerdE
Considerdadcompanydthatdprovidesdtwodservicesdusingdthedsamedbasicdprocess.dServicedAdisdrelativ
elydcomplex,danddcandbeddefectivedind15ddifferentdways.dServicedBdisdrelativelydsimple,dwithdonlyd5d
possibleddefects.dThedcompanydproducesd500dunitsdofdAdandd1000dunitsdofdB.dAdtotaldofd27ddefects
daredexperienced.dWhatdisdthedDPMOd(DefectsdPerdMilliondOpportunities)dfordthedoveralldprocess?d
A)d18,000d
d
B)d2,160d
d
C)d18d
d
D)d216d
d
E)d457d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdB
d
Adcompanydgeneratesd22,700dDefectsdPerdMilliondOpportunities.dWhatdisdthedSigmadleveldperform
ancedofdthedcompany?d
A)d4.0d
d
B)d3.7d
d
C)d1.2d
d
D)d2.8d
d
E)d3.5d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdE
d
, Howdwoulddyoudcategorizedthedcostdofdinternaldproduct/processdtesting?d
A)dExternaldfailuredcostd
d
B)dPreventiondcostd
d
C)dInternaldfailuredcostd
d
D)dAppraisaldcostd
d
E)dDevelopmentdcostd-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdD
d
AtdwhatdstepdindthedLeandSixdSigmadimprovementdprocessdaredeffortsdmadedtodidentifydthedrootdca
usedofdprocessdvariability?d
A)dDefined
d
B)dMeasured
d
C)dAnalyzed
d
D)dImproved
d
E)dControld-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
AtdwhatdstepdindthedLeandSixdSigmadimprovementdprocessdisdadProcessdMapdofdthedprocessdfirstdcre
ated?d
A)dDefined
d
B)dMeasured
d
C)dAnalyzed
d
D)dImproved
d
E)dControld-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdA
d
ThoughtdProcessdMapsdareduseddtodorganizedandddocumentdteamdactivities.dAfterdansweringdthedf
irstdquestiondbaseddondthedfirstdactiondtaken,dwhatdisdthedmostdlikelydnextdstep?d
A)dTakedanotherdaction.d
d
B)dGeneratedanotherdanswer.d
d
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Whatdisdtheddefinitiondofdaddefect?d
A)dAdproduct/processdthatdexhibitsdvariability.d
d
B)dAdproduct/processdthatddoesdnotdperformdasdwelldasdthedcompetition.d
d
C)dAdproduct/processdthatddoesdnotdmeetdcustomerdrequirementsdforduse.d
d
D)dAdproduct/processdthatdisdnotdreliable.d
d
E)dAdproduct/processdthatdrequiresdextradprocessing.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
WhatdisdthedprimarydapproachdemployeddbydLeandSixdSigmadtodreducedthednumberdofddefects?d
A)dAdddinspectiondtodisolatedthedcustomerdfromdprocessdinstability.d
d
B)dReducedprocessdvariabilitydatdthedsourcedthroughdredesigndordprocessdcontrols.d
d
C)dRevisedspecificationsdtodbetterdreflectdcustomerdexpectations.d
d
D)dProvidedincentivesdtodthedworkforcedtodeliminateddefects.d
d
E)dEducatedcustomersdtodmanagedproduct/processdexpectations.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-
d
AnswerdB
NationaldFiduciarydGuarantydBankdhasdbeendlosingdmarketdsharedindhomedmortgagedlendingdoverdt
hedlastdseveraldyears.dSurveysdindicatedverydlowdcustomerdsatisfactiondratingsdfordthedhomedmortg
agedprocess.dThedbankdrecentlydchartereddadLeandSixdSigmadteamdtodaddressdthedperformancedpro
blem.dThedteamdhasdexamineddseveraldprocessdfactors,dincludingdloandpricing,dcreditdrequirement
s,dloandclosingdcycle-
timedanddemployeedtrainingdasdtheydrelatedtodcustomerdsatisfactiondanddnewdloandvolume.dWhichd
ofdthedfollowingdaredpotentialdkeydprocessdinputsdindthedbank'sdhomedmortgagedbusiness?d
A)dCustomerdSatisfaction,dCreditdRequirements,dHistoricaldLoandClosingdCycle-Timed
d
,B)dLoandPricing,dEmployeedTraining,dCustomerdSatisfactiond
d
C)dLoandPricing,dCreditdRequirements,dEmployeedTrainingd
d
D)dCreditdRequirements,dNewdLoandVolume,dCustomerdSatisfactiond
d
dE)dHistoricaldLoandClosingdCycle-time,dCustomerdSatisfaction,dEmployeedTrainingd-
ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
ThedexpressiondY=f(X)disdoftenduseddtoddescribedthedrelationshipdbetweendprocessdinputsdanddthed
processdoutput.dWhichddescriptiondofdY=f(X)disdmostdaccurate?d
A)dThedoutputdofdadprocessd(X)disdadfunctiondofdthedprocessdinputsd(Y).d
d
B)dMoredprocessdinputsd(X)dimprovedthedfunctiondofdthedprocessdoutputd(Y).d
d
C)dReducingdthedfunctiondofdadprocessdinputd(X)dwilldincreasedprocessdoutputd(Y).d
d
D)dMoredprocessdinputsd(Y)dimprovedthedfunctiondofdthedprocessdoutputd(X).d
d
E)dThedprocessdoutputd(Y)disdadfunctiondofdthedprocessdinputsd(X)d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdE
d
WhatdisdthedprimarydpurposedofdLeandSixdSigma?d
A)dDevelopdcleardqualitydstandardsdthatdcandbedunderstooddbydeveryone.d
d
B)dProvidedbetterdtrainingdtodthedpeopledinvolveddindprocessdimprovementdefforts.d
d
C)dImprovedprofitabilitydand/ordotherdkeydperformancedmetrics.d
d
D)dDeterminedthednumberdofdopportunitiesdfordaddefectdtodbedproduced.d
d
E)dProvidedadbetterdstructuredfordprocessdimprovement.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
WhatdisdthedstrongestdguidingdforcedofdLeandSixdSigmaddecision-making?d
A)dExperiencedofdprocessdowners.d
d
B)dHistoricaldbestdpractices.d
d
C)dOpinionsdofdseniordmanagement.d
d
D)dDatadanddstatisticaldanalysis.d
d
E)dBenchmarkingdstudiesdofdthedcompetition.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdD
d
,WhendSixdSigmadanddLeandMethodsdareduseddtogether,dtheydcomplementdeachdother.dAsdadgenera
ldrule,dwhatdaredthedprimarydareasdofdfocusdfordbothdSixdSigmadanddLean?d
A)dSixdSigmad-dReducedComplexity;dLeand-dImprovedQualityd
d
B)dSixdSigmad-dImprovedProcessdFlow;dLeand-dReducedProcessdInputsd
d
C)dSixdSigmad-dControldProcessdCycledTime;dLeand-dReducedProcessdVariabilityd
d
D)dSixdSigmad-dIncreasedProcessdOutput;dLeand-dIdentifydKeydInputsd
d
E)dSixdSigmad-dImprovedQuality;dLeand-dReducedProcessdCycle-timed-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-
d
AnswerdE
Considerdadcompanydthatdprovidesdtwodservicesdusingdthedsamedbasicdprocess.dServicedAdisdrelativ
elydcomplex,danddcandbeddefectivedind15ddifferentdways.dServicedBdisdrelativelydsimple,dwithdonlyd5d
possibleddefects.dThedcompanydproducesd500dunitsdofdAdandd1000dunitsdofdB.dAdtotaldofd27ddefects
daredexperienced.dWhatdisdthedDPMOd(DefectsdPerdMilliondOpportunities)dfordthedoveralldprocess?d
A)d18,000d
d
B)d2,160d
d
C)d18d
d
D)d216d
d
E)d457d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdB
d
Adcompanydgeneratesd22,700dDefectsdPerdMilliondOpportunities.dWhatdisdthedSigmadleveldperform
ancedofdthedcompany?d
A)d4.0d
d
B)d3.7d
d
C)d1.2d
d
D)d2.8d
d
E)d3.5d-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdE
d
, Howdwoulddyoudcategorizedthedcostdofdinternaldproduct/processdtesting?d
A)dExternaldfailuredcostd
d
B)dPreventiondcostd
d
C)dInternaldfailuredcostd
d
D)dAppraisaldcostd
d
E)dDevelopmentdcostd-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdD
d
AtdwhatdstepdindthedLeandSixdSigmadimprovementdprocessdaredeffortsdmadedtodidentifydthedrootdca
usedofdprocessdvariability?d
A)dDefined
d
B)dMeasured
d
C)dAnalyzed
d
D)dImproved
d
E)dControld-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdC
d
AtdwhatdstepdindthedLeandSixdSigmadimprovementdprocessdisdadProcessdMapdofdthedprocessdfirstdcre
ated?d
A)dDefined
d
B)dMeasured
d
C)dAnalyzed
d
D)dImproved
d
E)dControld-ddCORRECTdANSWERS-AnswerdA
d
ThoughtdProcessdMapsdareduseddtodorganizedandddocumentdteamdactivities.dAfterdansweringdthedf
irstdquestiondbaseddondthedfirstdactiondtaken,dwhatdisdthedmostdlikelydnextdstep?d
A)dTakedanotherdaction.d
d
B)dGeneratedanotherdanswer.d
d