LEAN BRONZE END OF COURSE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔How would you best use Hoshin planning for your organization?
Calculate the number of small problems that lead to big problems
Determine who is responsible for the organizational planning
Correct Answer Focus in on the critical problems that need to be addressed
Align all departments on one plan - ✔✔Focus in on the critical problems that need to be
addressed
✔✔When looking at process redesign, which of the following would be the best
information to gather and analyze before you start?
Defect rates
Changeover time
Correct Answer Customer dissatisfaction and feedback
No answer text provided. - ✔✔Customer dissatisfaction and feedback
✔✔Which of the following is the best definition of gemba kaizen?
A problem-solving procedure used at each level of the organization
Participation in kaizen activities as part of daily activities
Anticipating danger in advance and taking steps to avoid it
Correct Answer Observing, identifying, and solving any problem right on the spot in real
time. - ✔✔Observing, identifying, and solving any problem right on the spot in real time.
✔✔Which of the following is the one best imperative to be carried out while applying or
upgrading ISO standards?
5S
Gemba Walks
Correct Answer Kaizen activities
Quality circles - ✔✔Kaizen activities
✔✔Which process would be best suited to solve a machining process that is producing
material out of spec?
,Five Whys (5Y)
Correct Answer DMAIC
PDCA
Fishbone - ✔✔DMAIC
✔✔The six big losses we focus on with TPM are divided into three categories:
Downtime, Speed (or hidden losses), and which of the following?
Correct Answer Defects
Productivity
Manpower
Maintenance - ✔✔Defects
✔✔Of the following, what does the 5 Why's process try to find?
Accountability gaps
Correct Answer Root cause
Process variation
Personnel issues - ✔✔Root cause
✔✔The core activity of management is:
Paradox
Correct Answer PDCA
Visual Management
Standardization - ✔✔PDCA
✔✔Which of the following terms describes lots of commotion, and many isolated
victories in the great war against muda?
Genchi genbutsu
Total productive maintenance
Correct Answer Kamikaze kaizen
Poka-yoke - ✔✔Kamikaze kaizen
✔✔Which of the following 5S terms means self-discipline?
Seiso
Seiton
Seiketsu
Correct Answer Shitsuke - ✔✔Shitsuke
✔✔International certification programs like ISO9001 place emphasis on:
cost planning to maximize the margin between costs and revenues
creating clean, sanitary, pleasant and safe working environments
improving work efficiency and reducing costs of operation
Correct Answer standardization of key processes and continual improvement -
✔✔standardization of key processes and continual improvement
, ✔✔In TPM, basic maintenance work is assigned to:
contractors
Maintenance teams
Correct Answer production teams
specialists - ✔✔production teams
✔✔Which is the following people are noted for SMED?
Hiroyuki Hirano
Seiichi Nakajima
Kenichi Sekine
Correct Answer Shigeo Shingo - ✔✔Shigeo Shingo
✔✔The basis, or starting point, for improvement of a process is the:
current production rate
Correct Answer current standard work
benchmark process
target production rate - ✔✔current standard work
✔✔In total productive maintenance, the basic maintenance work- such as inspection,
cleaning and lubricating are assigned to:
everyone on the floor
Correct Answer production team members
machine operators
the maintenance team or department - ✔✔production team members
✔✔A lean manager's job is to practice and teach which of the following?
Doing more with less
Problem solving/root cause analysis
A3 thinking
Correct Answer PDCA - ✔✔PDCA
✔✔Which of the following lean principles can be used to identify and prioritize projects
for continuous improvement?
Heijunka
One-piece flow
Correct Answer Pull
Suggestion system - ✔✔Pull
✔✔___________ and TPM must be both put in place and working first before JIT can
be introduced.
Flow
5S
Correct Answer Total quality control
Value stream - ✔✔Total quality control
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔How would you best use Hoshin planning for your organization?
Calculate the number of small problems that lead to big problems
Determine who is responsible for the organizational planning
Correct Answer Focus in on the critical problems that need to be addressed
Align all departments on one plan - ✔✔Focus in on the critical problems that need to be
addressed
✔✔When looking at process redesign, which of the following would be the best
information to gather and analyze before you start?
Defect rates
Changeover time
Correct Answer Customer dissatisfaction and feedback
No answer text provided. - ✔✔Customer dissatisfaction and feedback
✔✔Which of the following is the best definition of gemba kaizen?
A problem-solving procedure used at each level of the organization
Participation in kaizen activities as part of daily activities
Anticipating danger in advance and taking steps to avoid it
Correct Answer Observing, identifying, and solving any problem right on the spot in real
time. - ✔✔Observing, identifying, and solving any problem right on the spot in real time.
✔✔Which of the following is the one best imperative to be carried out while applying or
upgrading ISO standards?
5S
Gemba Walks
Correct Answer Kaizen activities
Quality circles - ✔✔Kaizen activities
✔✔Which process would be best suited to solve a machining process that is producing
material out of spec?
,Five Whys (5Y)
Correct Answer DMAIC
PDCA
Fishbone - ✔✔DMAIC
✔✔The six big losses we focus on with TPM are divided into three categories:
Downtime, Speed (or hidden losses), and which of the following?
Correct Answer Defects
Productivity
Manpower
Maintenance - ✔✔Defects
✔✔Of the following, what does the 5 Why's process try to find?
Accountability gaps
Correct Answer Root cause
Process variation
Personnel issues - ✔✔Root cause
✔✔The core activity of management is:
Paradox
Correct Answer PDCA
Visual Management
Standardization - ✔✔PDCA
✔✔Which of the following terms describes lots of commotion, and many isolated
victories in the great war against muda?
Genchi genbutsu
Total productive maintenance
Correct Answer Kamikaze kaizen
Poka-yoke - ✔✔Kamikaze kaizen
✔✔Which of the following 5S terms means self-discipline?
Seiso
Seiton
Seiketsu
Correct Answer Shitsuke - ✔✔Shitsuke
✔✔International certification programs like ISO9001 place emphasis on:
cost planning to maximize the margin between costs and revenues
creating clean, sanitary, pleasant and safe working environments
improving work efficiency and reducing costs of operation
Correct Answer standardization of key processes and continual improvement -
✔✔standardization of key processes and continual improvement
, ✔✔In TPM, basic maintenance work is assigned to:
contractors
Maintenance teams
Correct Answer production teams
specialists - ✔✔production teams
✔✔Which is the following people are noted for SMED?
Hiroyuki Hirano
Seiichi Nakajima
Kenichi Sekine
Correct Answer Shigeo Shingo - ✔✔Shigeo Shingo
✔✔The basis, or starting point, for improvement of a process is the:
current production rate
Correct Answer current standard work
benchmark process
target production rate - ✔✔current standard work
✔✔In total productive maintenance, the basic maintenance work- such as inspection,
cleaning and lubricating are assigned to:
everyone on the floor
Correct Answer production team members
machine operators
the maintenance team or department - ✔✔production team members
✔✔A lean manager's job is to practice and teach which of the following?
Doing more with less
Problem solving/root cause analysis
A3 thinking
Correct Answer PDCA - ✔✔PDCA
✔✔Which of the following lean principles can be used to identify and prioritize projects
for continuous improvement?
Heijunka
One-piece flow
Correct Answer Pull
Suggestion system - ✔✔Pull
✔✔___________ and TPM must be both put in place and working first before JIT can
be introduced.
Flow
5S
Correct Answer Total quality control
Value stream - ✔✔Total quality control
