Lean Bronze Study Final Exam |Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Verified
Which of the following is not a pillar of gemba kaizen in the common-sence, low-cost approach
to improvement according to Masaaki Imai?
5S (Housekeeping)
Muda Elimination
Standardization
Correct Answer Quality function deployment - ✔️✔️Quality function deployment
In order to form a view in the minds of value stream managers of what perfection would be,
which of the following is NOT a principle he/she needs to apply?
Value specification
Correct Answer Push production
Flow
Value stream identification - ✔️✔️Push production
Flow
Which is not a sign of Muri?
Operator sweating profusely
Correct Answer Operating waiting for work
Operator analyzing squealing sound coming from machine
Operator struggling to understand job requirements - ✔️✔️Operating waiting for work
Which item is not thought of as a key feature of standards?
Used to measure performance
Correct Answer Limits free thinking
,Describes the one best way
Provides basis for improvement - ✔️✔️Limits free thinking
Why do we seek perfection on our lean continuous improvement journey?
Our customers demand perfection and it is our responsibility to give it to them
Competing companies are seeking perfection
The only way to 100% quality is through perfection
Correct Answer Seeking perfection causes us to look for opportunities not seen if only focused
on minor improvement - ✔️✔️Seeking perfection causes us to look for opportunities not seen if
only focused on minor improvement
An activity which does not add value is called:
Heijunka
Dojo
Correct Answer Muda
Gemba - ✔️✔️Muda
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4Ms at Toyota to ensure stability?
Man/Woman
Machine
Material
Correct Answer Measurement - ✔️✔️Measurement
Which of the following is used to control production where continuous flow does not extend
upstream?
Shadow board
Correct Answer Supermarket
Balanced scorecard
,Andon board - ✔️✔️Supermarket
To achieve stability, one must occasionally implement:
Correct Answer Non-lean actions such as increasing buffers
Total productive maintenance
Standards
Visual management systems - ✔️✔️Non-lean actions such as increasing buffers
The principle of Jidoka does not include which of the following items?
Correct Answer Final inspections
Rapid defect identification
No answer text provided.
No answer text provided. - ✔️✔️Final inspections
Who was considered the first to realize the potential of flow?
Fred Winslow Taylor
Correct Answer Henry Ford
Taiichi Ohno
Shigeo Shingo - ✔️✔️Henry Ford
Standards are meant to:
Be constant
Be the best method (s)
Correct Answer Continually change
Communicate in-standard conditions - ✔️✔️Continually change
Which of the following would have the lowest defect rate?
, General errors of commission (eg misread label and selected wrong switch)
Simulated military emergency
Correct Answer Two-man team (one do and one check, then reverse roles)
General error of omission (no control room display) - ✔️✔️Two-man team (one do and one
check, then reverse roles)
The Japanese word "ji-do-ka" is comprised of three Chinese characters, where "do" refers to:
stop work
Correct Answer motion
stop of the line
something is wrong - ✔️✔️Motion
Which of the following is NOT an activity of standardization?
Kanban
5S
Correct Answer Heijunka
Hoshin Planning - ✔️✔️Heijunka
Process A has 35 minutes of processing time and 63 minutes of retention time. What is the lead
time?
63
Correct Answer 98
28
35 - ✔️✔️98
What is the overall equipment effectiveness, given availability= 0.95, performance efficiency=
0.90 and quality rate 0.92?
Correct Answer 0.7866
100% Correct Answers | Verified
Which of the following is not a pillar of gemba kaizen in the common-sence, low-cost approach
to improvement according to Masaaki Imai?
5S (Housekeeping)
Muda Elimination
Standardization
Correct Answer Quality function deployment - ✔️✔️Quality function deployment
In order to form a view in the minds of value stream managers of what perfection would be,
which of the following is NOT a principle he/she needs to apply?
Value specification
Correct Answer Push production
Flow
Value stream identification - ✔️✔️Push production
Flow
Which is not a sign of Muri?
Operator sweating profusely
Correct Answer Operating waiting for work
Operator analyzing squealing sound coming from machine
Operator struggling to understand job requirements - ✔️✔️Operating waiting for work
Which item is not thought of as a key feature of standards?
Used to measure performance
Correct Answer Limits free thinking
,Describes the one best way
Provides basis for improvement - ✔️✔️Limits free thinking
Why do we seek perfection on our lean continuous improvement journey?
Our customers demand perfection and it is our responsibility to give it to them
Competing companies are seeking perfection
The only way to 100% quality is through perfection
Correct Answer Seeking perfection causes us to look for opportunities not seen if only focused
on minor improvement - ✔️✔️Seeking perfection causes us to look for opportunities not seen if
only focused on minor improvement
An activity which does not add value is called:
Heijunka
Dojo
Correct Answer Muda
Gemba - ✔️✔️Muda
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4Ms at Toyota to ensure stability?
Man/Woman
Machine
Material
Correct Answer Measurement - ✔️✔️Measurement
Which of the following is used to control production where continuous flow does not extend
upstream?
Shadow board
Correct Answer Supermarket
Balanced scorecard
,Andon board - ✔️✔️Supermarket
To achieve stability, one must occasionally implement:
Correct Answer Non-lean actions such as increasing buffers
Total productive maintenance
Standards
Visual management systems - ✔️✔️Non-lean actions such as increasing buffers
The principle of Jidoka does not include which of the following items?
Correct Answer Final inspections
Rapid defect identification
No answer text provided.
No answer text provided. - ✔️✔️Final inspections
Who was considered the first to realize the potential of flow?
Fred Winslow Taylor
Correct Answer Henry Ford
Taiichi Ohno
Shigeo Shingo - ✔️✔️Henry Ford
Standards are meant to:
Be constant
Be the best method (s)
Correct Answer Continually change
Communicate in-standard conditions - ✔️✔️Continually change
Which of the following would have the lowest defect rate?
, General errors of commission (eg misread label and selected wrong switch)
Simulated military emergency
Correct Answer Two-man team (one do and one check, then reverse roles)
General error of omission (no control room display) - ✔️✔️Two-man team (one do and one
check, then reverse roles)
The Japanese word "ji-do-ka" is comprised of three Chinese characters, where "do" refers to:
stop work
Correct Answer motion
stop of the line
something is wrong - ✔️✔️Motion
Which of the following is NOT an activity of standardization?
Kanban
5S
Correct Answer Heijunka
Hoshin Planning - ✔️✔️Heijunka
Process A has 35 minutes of processing time and 63 minutes of retention time. What is the lead
time?
63
Correct Answer 98
28
35 - ✔️✔️98
What is the overall equipment effectiveness, given availability= 0.95, performance efficiency=
0.90 and quality rate 0.92?
Correct Answer 0.7866
