Six Sigma Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
The use of station warning lights, tool boards, and jidohka devices in the application of Lean accomplish
which of these principles?
A. Pilferage Minimization
B. Visual Factory
C. Management Awareness
D. Operator Attentiveness - Answer✔✔-B. Visual Factory
A Lean Principle that addresses efficiency by the process worker is called ______?
A. Visual Factory
B. Supervising
C. Training
D. Standardizing - Answer✔✔-D. Standardizing
While management of a company must set the stage for all improvement efforts, which of these 5S's is
primarily driven by management?
A. Straighten
B. Sort
C. Shine
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D. Sustain - Answer✔✔-D. Sustain
As part of a Visual Factory plan cards are created and utilized to identify areas in need of cleaning and
organization.
A. Kanban
B. Kaizen
C. Poke-Yoke
D. WhoSai - Answer✔✔-A. Kanban
The use of Kanbans work best with pull systems for determining the timing of which products or services
are produced.
A. True
B. False - Answer✔✔-A. True
When a Belt applies the practices of Poka-Yoke to project challenge, she is attempting to make certain
the activity is...
A. Well documented
B. Removed from the line
C. Mistake proofed
D. Highly visible - Answer✔✔-C. Mistake Proofed
The Lean Principle action in the 5S approach that deals with having those items needed regularly at hand
and those items need less regularly stored out of the way is known as....
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A. Shining
B. Standardizing
C. Sustaining
D. Sorting - Answer✔✔-D. Sorting
SPC on the outputs is more preferred than SPC on the inputs when implementing SPC for your process.
A. True
B. False - Answer✔✔-B. False
Significant variation in process performance is a consequence of several causes that can be classified
using which of the terminologies shown. (Note: There are 2 correct answers).
A. Common
B. Random
C. Uneducated
D. Special
E. Vital - Answer✔✔-A. Common
D. Special
When it comes to Control, one of the most effective means of eliminating defects is to...
A. Train personnel often and thoroughly.
B. Keep a Six Sigma project going on the process at all times.
C. Design defect prevention into the product.
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D. Have each process consist of no more than five steps. - Answer✔✔-C. Design defect prevention into
the product.
A periodic time frame can be used to arrange for Control Limit and Center Line 4 calculations with good
SPC implementation in a process.
A. True
B. False - Answer✔✔-A. True
The data on SPC charts are typically constructed such that they have the most recent data point on the
right-hand side.
A. True
B. False - Answer✔✔-A. True
Which statement(s) describe an undesirable situation when implementing SPC?
A. The Lower Control Limit for the R chart is equal to zero.
B. Attempt to use SPC for tracking transaction times at a warehouse.
C. A process is in Statistical Control before implementation of SPC.
D. The Control Limits are wider than the customer specification limits. - Answer✔✔-D. The Control Limits
are wider than the customer specification limits.
If a process has Outliers, which pair of charts is most preferable if subgroups will exist for the Continuous
Data?
A. Individual - Moving Range
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