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OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY SOLVED
ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Students have to change buildings between classes, which often involves walks of
5 minutes or more. Walking from one building to another is
a waste
non-value-added time
value-added time.
Ans: non-value-added time
Such walks are not waste, as they are required given the current lay-out of the
campus. However (unless the students take great joy in the walk), they do not
add value to the customer; they are thus non-value add time.
Non-Value Added
Ans: a processing step that does not enhance the product but must be done
value added time
Ans: the time in which useful work is actually being done on the unit
What are the two pillars of the Toyota Production System?
a Just-in-time and waste reduction
b Waste reduction and built-in quality
c Built-in quality and just-in-time
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d Process improvement and waste reduction
Ans: c Built-in quality and just-in-time Correct
Built-in Quality
Ans: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
just in time
Ans: a logistics process in which goods arrive when needed for production, use,
or sale rather than sitting in storage
Which of the following does not belong to the seven sources of waste?
a Rework
b Overtime
c Transportation
d Inventory
Ans: b Overtime
Seven Sources of Waste
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Ans: Inventory
Overproduction
Waiting time
Unnecessary transporting
Processing waste
Inefficient work methods
Product defects
What is the roof in the "house-shaped" representation of the Toyota Production
System?
a Just-in-time
b Waste reduction
c Built-in quality
d Process improvement
Ans: b Waste reduction
The roof is the reduction of waste by better matching supply with demand. This
includes the waste of time of the flow units and the waste of resources.
What is the relationship between the number of kanban cards in a process and
the inventory level?
a There is no relationship between the two.
b There never can be more inventory in the process than what was authorized via
Kanban cards.
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OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY SOLVED
ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Students have to change buildings between classes, which often involves walks of
5 minutes or more. Walking from one building to another is
a waste
non-value-added time
value-added time.
Ans: non-value-added time
Such walks are not waste, as they are required given the current lay-out of the
campus. However (unless the students take great joy in the walk), they do not
add value to the customer; they are thus non-value add time.
Non-Value Added
Ans: a processing step that does not enhance the product but must be done
value added time
Ans: the time in which useful work is actually being done on the unit
What are the two pillars of the Toyota Production System?
a Just-in-time and waste reduction
b Waste reduction and built-in quality
c Built-in quality and just-in-time
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d Process improvement and waste reduction
Ans: c Built-in quality and just-in-time Correct
Built-in Quality
Ans: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
just in time
Ans: a logistics process in which goods arrive when needed for production, use,
or sale rather than sitting in storage
Which of the following does not belong to the seven sources of waste?
a Rework
b Overtime
c Transportation
d Inventory
Ans: b Overtime
Seven Sources of Waste
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Ans: Inventory
Overproduction
Waiting time
Unnecessary transporting
Processing waste
Inefficient work methods
Product defects
What is the roof in the "house-shaped" representation of the Toyota Production
System?
a Just-in-time
b Waste reduction
c Built-in quality
d Process improvement
Ans: b Waste reduction
The roof is the reduction of waste by better matching supply with demand. This
includes the waste of time of the flow units and the waste of resources.
What is the relationship between the number of kanban cards in a process and
the inventory level?
a There is no relationship between the two.
b There never can be more inventory in the process than what was authorized via
Kanban cards.
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