Lean Bronze Certification UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Continuous Flow - CORRECT ANSWER - high production volume, highly standardized
commodity products
Jidoka - CORRECT ANSWER - automatically stopping the process when something is
wrong and then fixing the problems on the line itself as they occur
Autonomous Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - An improvement process focused on
improving the condition of a machine and then identifying, standardizing and training on
operator maintenance tasks
Andon light - CORRECT ANSWER - Signal for a need or problem with equipment or
process. Example of visual management
A3 document - CORRECT ANSWER - This helps to capture and share knowledge in a
structured way. Its commonly used as a problem-solving tool. This should also be used as a
coaching tool between a coach and a learner. Reference Managing to Learn by John Shook.
Empowered Employees - CORRECT ANSWER - The heart and soul of a lean
organization according to Masaaki Imai (Gemba Kaizen)
Sort - CORRECT ANSWER - The first step of 5S
Highland Park - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ford Factory that housed the Model T
production
consensus - CORRECT ANSWER - A general agreement by team members. Not everyone
may fully agree with the idea but no one is openly opposed and they can "live with it".
, Goal of Hoshin Kanri - CORRECT ANSWER - To align the tactical actions and
improvements to the strategic objectives of the business. This is a layered process which should
be flowed from the higher level group and then down to the next level.
cross-functional team - CORRECT ANSWER - Employees from different areas coming
together to complete a task or solve a problem
Sequential pull system - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of system is used when product
variation is high and it doesn't make sense to keep an inventory of each product. With this type of
system, we control the overall inventory in the system by only releasing when a trigger is
created.
interchangeable parts - CORRECT ANSWER - According to Dennis (Lean Production
Simplified), the greatest enabler of mass production
Standardized Work & Jidoka - CORRECT ANSWER - "Separating Man from Machine"
describes the ability to have one operator run multiple machines. This is enabled by
Standardized Work - CORRECT ANSWER - Route of the operator is clear and
documented
Little's law - CORRECT ANSWER - The relationship between work in process (WIP),
throughput and lead time
PQCDSM - CORRECT ANSWER - A core set of goals and measures that we are tracking
on a daily basis.
Value Stream - CORRECT ANSWER - The entire sequence of work required to bring a
product from raw material to delivery
Theory of Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - "The Goal" by Goldratt popularized this
concept which focuses on bottleneck management
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Continuous Flow - CORRECT ANSWER - high production volume, highly standardized
commodity products
Jidoka - CORRECT ANSWER - automatically stopping the process when something is
wrong and then fixing the problems on the line itself as they occur
Autonomous Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - An improvement process focused on
improving the condition of a machine and then identifying, standardizing and training on
operator maintenance tasks
Andon light - CORRECT ANSWER - Signal for a need or problem with equipment or
process. Example of visual management
A3 document - CORRECT ANSWER - This helps to capture and share knowledge in a
structured way. Its commonly used as a problem-solving tool. This should also be used as a
coaching tool between a coach and a learner. Reference Managing to Learn by John Shook.
Empowered Employees - CORRECT ANSWER - The heart and soul of a lean
organization according to Masaaki Imai (Gemba Kaizen)
Sort - CORRECT ANSWER - The first step of 5S
Highland Park - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ford Factory that housed the Model T
production
consensus - CORRECT ANSWER - A general agreement by team members. Not everyone
may fully agree with the idea but no one is openly opposed and they can "live with it".
, Goal of Hoshin Kanri - CORRECT ANSWER - To align the tactical actions and
improvements to the strategic objectives of the business. This is a layered process which should
be flowed from the higher level group and then down to the next level.
cross-functional team - CORRECT ANSWER - Employees from different areas coming
together to complete a task or solve a problem
Sequential pull system - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of system is used when product
variation is high and it doesn't make sense to keep an inventory of each product. With this type of
system, we control the overall inventory in the system by only releasing when a trigger is
created.
interchangeable parts - CORRECT ANSWER - According to Dennis (Lean Production
Simplified), the greatest enabler of mass production
Standardized Work & Jidoka - CORRECT ANSWER - "Separating Man from Machine"
describes the ability to have one operator run multiple machines. This is enabled by
Standardized Work - CORRECT ANSWER - Route of the operator is clear and
documented
Little's law - CORRECT ANSWER - The relationship between work in process (WIP),
throughput and lead time
PQCDSM - CORRECT ANSWER - A core set of goals and measures that we are tracking
on a daily basis.
Value Stream - CORRECT ANSWER - The entire sequence of work required to bring a
product from raw material to delivery
Theory of Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER - "The Goal" by Goldratt popularized this
concept which focuses on bottleneck management
