SACA Review Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
What drives the wages decision metrics? - Answer✔️✔️-Value added per
employee
The most basic________ metric is part produced per hour by a machine or
employee. - Answer✔️✔️-productivity
Machine utilization is a productivity metric used to measure the
percentage of time a machine _____________. - Answer✔️✔️-runs
_____________ is the measure of the amount of product produced
compared to the amount that could be produced. - Answer✔️✔️-Production
efficiency
Overall performance objective are achieved by the actions of the
company's__________. - Answer✔️✔️-employees
____________________ is a measurable goal that allows a company to
determine if it is being successful. - Answer✔️✔️-Performance Metric
______________ is directly related to productivity. - Answer✔️✔️-Efficiency
By dividing the number of parts produced by the number of hours worked,
we can calculate the_______________. - Answer✔️✔️-Labor productivity
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Returning rejected purchased parts is an example of
a______________________ activity. - Answer✔️✔️-non-value-added
_____________ is the visual system simplify scheduling and reduce
inventory. - Answer✔️✔️-Kanban
Process cycle time is the time required to complete the production
of_________. - Answer✔️✔️-one unit of product
Customer lead time is the time between customer order and __________. -
Answer✔️✔️-product delivery
Takt time is the rate at which each new finished product must be produced
to meet current_____________. - Answer✔️✔️-customer demand
Any movement of material within the facility is considered to be
a______________. - Answer✔️✔️-Waste of transportation
What is the first pass yield if 100 parts enter a process, three are scrapped,
ten are reworked, and the rest are good? - Answer✔️✔️-87%
________________ is the foundation of lean manufacturing. - Answer✔️✔️-
Stable operations and standardization
The goal of lean manufacturing is to provide the most value to customers
by providing products that have the lowest cost, shortest lead time, and
the_______________. - Answer✔️✔️-Highest quality
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The proper list order for 5s is what? - Answer✔️✔️-Sort, Straighten, Shine,
Standardize, and Sustain
The______________________ is responsible for monitoring and measuring
production processes to ensure that the products are manufactured to the
customer's specifications - Answer✔️✔️-Quality Assurance Department
The_______________ is responsible for the plant's overall success and
growth. - Answer✔️✔️-President
Manufacturers arrange machines and employees to make them
a_____________ as possible. - Answer✔️✔️-Productive
Take time is a German word meaning what? - Answer✔️✔️-Pulse
_________________ is a process companies use to prevent material buildup
at stations. - Answer✔️✔️-Line balancing
_______________ are responsible for ensuring that quality products are
produced. - Answer✔️✔️-All employees
The 4 elements of the PDCA cycle are what? - Answer✔️✔️-Plan, Do, Check,
and Act
The "5 Ways" method of questioning helps employees find
the_____________ of a problem. - Answer✔️✔️-Root cause
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Total Quality Management (TQM) system has the following elements: -
Answer✔️✔️-Customer Satisfaction, Everyone's involvement, and
Continuous improvement.
The definition of quality is what? - Answer✔️✔️-Produce traits that meets
customer demands.
The 3 common types of cause and effect (C & E) diagrams
are,_______________ - Answer✔️✔️-Dispersion, Process, and The Cause
enumeration
______________ best describes the actual cause of an issue, as opposed to
the immediate obvious cause of the symptom. - Answer✔️✔️-Root cause
It is a bad idea for a repair to take place without understanding what
caused the malfunction, because the_________________. - Answer✔️✔️-
malfunction could happen again
(T/F) Speed in delivering products is NOT as important as the other
critical success objectives for manufacturers. - Answer✔️✔️-False
(T/F) The definition of quality is providing error-free goods and services
that meet or exceed the expectations of the customer. - Answer✔️✔️-True
(T/F) To remain competitive, manufacturers must be low-cost producers. -
Answer✔️✔️-True
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