Six Sigma focuses on improving business performance by
a) reducing variation
b) reducing waste
c) reducing cost
d) incresing profit - Answers a) reducing variation
Who were the quality gurus?
a) Dr. Edwards Deming, Dr. Snee, Michael George
b) Dr. Joseph M. Juran, Dr. Edwards Deming, Dr. Armand V. Feigenbaum
c) Dr. Walter A. Shewhart, Dr. Snee, Michael George
d) Dr. Joseph M. Juran, Dr. Snee, Michael George - Answers b) Dr. Joseph M. Juran, Dr. Edwards Deming,
Dr. Armand V. Feigenbaum
Lean manufacturing focuses on improving business performance by
a) reducing variation
b) reducing waste
c) reducing cost
d) incresing profit - Answers b) reducing waste
Which company used Lean manufacturing first?
a) Toyoda
b) Ford
c) Motorola
d) Toyota - Answers d) Toyota
The NBC documentary "If Japan Can...Why Can't We?" was first aired in
a) 1980
b) 1982
c) 1986
,d) 1990 - Answers a) 1980
Which company used Six Sigma first?
a) Toyoda
b) Ford
c) Motorola
d) Toyota - Answers c) Motorola
Who proposed to combine Lean and Six Sigma?
a) Michael George
b) Edwards Deming
c) Joseph M. Jura
d) Dr. Walter A. Shewhart - Answers a) Michael George
Who taught Japanese quality control?
a) Edwards Deming
b) Joseph M. Juran
c) Armand V. Feigenbaum
d) Walt A. Shewhart - Answers a) Edwards Deming
Total quality cost consists of two parts:
a) cost of manufacturing and cost of design
b) cost of failure and cost of appraisal/prevention
c) cost of materials and cost of production
d) cost of product and cost of warranty - Answers b) cost of failure and cost of appraisal/prevention
The four belts in the ASQ Six Sigma certification system are in the following order
a) Whit Belt, Yellow Belt, Orange Belt, Black Belt
b) White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt
c) Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Orange Belt, Black Belt
, d) Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt - Answers d) Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt,
Master Black Belt
The experiment is defined as tossing a fair coin two times. What is the sample space?
(We use, for example, {H, T} to represent the outcome of Head for the first toss and T for the second
toss.)
a) {{H,H}, {H, T}, {T, T}, {T, H}}
b) {H, T}
c) {{H,H}, {H, T}, {T, T}}
d) The correct answer is not listed. - Answers a) {{H,H}, {H, T}, {T, T}, {T, H}}
The experiment is defined as tossing a fair coin two times.
Which of the following is a simple event?
a) {{H, H}}
b) {{T, T}, {H, H}}
c) {{H, T,}, {T,H}}
d) {{H,H}, {H, T}, {T, T}}
e) None of the above - Answers a) {{H, H}}
The experiment is defined as tossing a fair coin two times. Which of the following is a compound event?
a) {{H, H}, {H,T}}
b) {{T, T}, {H, H}}
c) {{H, T,}, {T,H}}
d) {{H,H}, {H, T}, {T, T}}
e) all of the above - Answers e) all of the above
The experiment is defined as tossing a fair coin two times. What is the probability of having head two
times?
a) 0.5
b) 0.75
c) 0.25