BUAD 331 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Hartley Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners
for the defense industry. You have been asked by the owner, Janet Hartley, to reduce
inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop
the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do
you need for this connector?
Daily demand: 1,400 connectors
Lead time: 44 days
Safety stock: 1.50 days
Kanban size: 500 connectors - Answers -15
Tej Dhakar's company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established work cell.
The following data have been provided. Note: This is a level production system.
Daily demand: 150 units
Production lead time: 2.00 days
Safety stock: 1.00 day
Kanban size: 50 units - Answers -9
The list of 5Ss, although it looks like a housekeeping directive, supports lean production
by:
A. building good safety practices, in the "shine/sweep" category.
B. reducing inventory, in the "standardize" category.
C. eliminating wasted motion through ergonomic studies, in the "support" category.
D. increasing variability through standardized procedures, in the "standardize" category.
E. identifying non-value items and removing them, in the "sort/segregate" category. -
Answers -E
Just-in-time systems make demands on layouts, including the need for:
A. reduced space and inventory.
B. cross-trained, flexible employees.
C. increased flexibility.
D. distance reduction.
E. all of the above - Answers -E
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the steps to reducing setup times?
A. The cycle of steps is repeated until setup time is reduced to under a minute.
B. The first step involves performing as much setup preparation as possible while the
process/machine is operating.
, C. The standardization of both tooling and work procedures is advantageous to setup
time reduction.
D. Move material closer and improve material handling are done before operator
training.
E. All of the above are true. - Answers -E
Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the kanban system?
A. The quantities in the containers are usually large to reduce setup costs.
B. It is useful to smooth operations when numerous quality problems occur.
C. It is associated with a push system.
D. The supplier workstation signals the customer workstation as soon as a batch is
completed.
E. The customer workstation signals to the supplier workstation when production is
needed. - Answers -E
Which one of the following scenarios represents the use of a kanban to reduce
inventories?
A. An operator asks the next station's operator to help him fix his machine.
B. A "customer" work center signals to the "supplier" workstation that more parts are
needed.
C. A "supplier" work center signals the downstream workstation that a batch has been
completed.
D. A supervisor signals to several work centers that the production rate should be
changed.
E. A supervisor tells the operators to stay busy and start producing parts for next month.
- Answers -B
Lead time for cakes is 2 days with daily demand of 10 cakes and a safety stock of 1/2 a
day. Each container (kanban) holds 1 cake. What is the correct number of kanbans?
A. 4
B. 25
C. 5
D. 10
E. 1 - Answers -B
Lead time for computers is 7 days with daily demand of 5 computers and a safety stock
of 1 day. Each kanban holds 8 computers. What is the correct number of kanbans?
A. 1
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. 8
E. 7 - Answers -C
A grocery store is attempting to implement a kanban system. Which of the following
would not be an application of kanbans?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Hartley Electronics, Inc., in Nashville, produces short runs of custom airwave scanners
for the defense industry. You have been asked by the owner, Janet Hartley, to reduce
inventory by introducing a kanban system. After several hours of analysis, you develop
the following data for scanner connectors used in one work cell. How many kanbans do
you need for this connector?
Daily demand: 1,400 connectors
Lead time: 44 days
Safety stock: 1.50 days
Kanban size: 500 connectors - Answers -15
Tej Dhakar's company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established work cell.
The following data have been provided. Note: This is a level production system.
Daily demand: 150 units
Production lead time: 2.00 days
Safety stock: 1.00 day
Kanban size: 50 units - Answers -9
The list of 5Ss, although it looks like a housekeeping directive, supports lean production
by:
A. building good safety practices, in the "shine/sweep" category.
B. reducing inventory, in the "standardize" category.
C. eliminating wasted motion through ergonomic studies, in the "support" category.
D. increasing variability through standardized procedures, in the "standardize" category.
E. identifying non-value items and removing them, in the "sort/segregate" category. -
Answers -E
Just-in-time systems make demands on layouts, including the need for:
A. reduced space and inventory.
B. cross-trained, flexible employees.
C. increased flexibility.
D. distance reduction.
E. all of the above - Answers -E
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the steps to reducing setup times?
A. The cycle of steps is repeated until setup time is reduced to under a minute.
B. The first step involves performing as much setup preparation as possible while the
process/machine is operating.
, C. The standardization of both tooling and work procedures is advantageous to setup
time reduction.
D. Move material closer and improve material handling are done before operator
training.
E. All of the above are true. - Answers -E
Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the kanban system?
A. The quantities in the containers are usually large to reduce setup costs.
B. It is useful to smooth operations when numerous quality problems occur.
C. It is associated with a push system.
D. The supplier workstation signals the customer workstation as soon as a batch is
completed.
E. The customer workstation signals to the supplier workstation when production is
needed. - Answers -E
Which one of the following scenarios represents the use of a kanban to reduce
inventories?
A. An operator asks the next station's operator to help him fix his machine.
B. A "customer" work center signals to the "supplier" workstation that more parts are
needed.
C. A "supplier" work center signals the downstream workstation that a batch has been
completed.
D. A supervisor signals to several work centers that the production rate should be
changed.
E. A supervisor tells the operators to stay busy and start producing parts for next month.
- Answers -B
Lead time for cakes is 2 days with daily demand of 10 cakes and a safety stock of 1/2 a
day. Each container (kanban) holds 1 cake. What is the correct number of kanbans?
A. 4
B. 25
C. 5
D. 10
E. 1 - Answers -B
Lead time for computers is 7 days with daily demand of 5 computers and a safety stock
of 1 day. Each kanban holds 8 computers. What is the correct number of kanbans?
A. 1
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. 8
E. 7 - Answers -C
A grocery store is attempting to implement a kanban system. Which of the following
would not be an application of kanbans?
