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When a process has proven itself to function at a Six Sigma level this means there are less than _______ defects per million opportunities A. 1.7 B. 2.6 C. 3.4 D 10 - ANS 3.4 Six Sigma refers to a process whose output has at least 95% of the data points within 6 Standard Deviations from the Mean t/f - ANS False Training cost is 3000 and a project required an initial investment of 12,000. If the project yields monthly savings of 1800 beginning after 3 months, what is the payback period in months (before money costs and taxes) A. 4.17 B 8.33 C 11.33 D 28.28 - ANS 11.33 The ROI for a project is a measurement metric that stands for Return on Investment and is one of the methods used to measure the success of a Lean Six Sigma project - ANS true The DMAIC approach to problem solving stands for Define, __________, Analyze, Improve and Control A Manage B Measure C Memorize D Manipulate - ANS Measure Voice of the Customer is a Lean Six Sigma technique to determine the _____________ attributes of a product or service A Desirable B Beneficial C Critical to Quality D Preferred - ANS Critical to Quality Benefits and working conditions would be primarily the concern of which of the following Voice of the Customer Voice of the Employee Voice of the Business Voice of the Process - ANS Voice of the Employee In the expression Y= f(Xn) Y, the output, is the ___________ and Xn, the inputs, are the _____________ variables A. independent, dependent B Individual multiple C Sole multiple D Dependent, independent - ANS dependent, independent When we assess the Voice of the Customer we are attempting to determine the gaps in our processes between what is and ___________ A. What isnt B What will make moneu C What will cost less D. What should be - ANS What should be Which of the following would likely not be CTQ for the purchase of a product Functionality Durability Dependability None - ANS None The Pareto Chart is a tool that displays data that typically follows what ration> A 70:30 B 80:20 C 90:10 D 95:5 - ANS 80:20 Al bought a handheld GPS from his local electronics store. When he entered an address it would not function. For the manufacturer of the GPS this would be categorized as what type of cost? A. internal failure cost B prevention cost C external failure cost D Appraisal Cost - ANS external failure cost Which of the following is a method of expressing the concept that the outputs of a process are a function of all the inputs to the process A. Y= f(Xn) B RTY > 90% C Yield= Effort D Flow= Demand - ANS Y= f(Xn) When we create a Process Map and want to depict an action step in the process we would use the _____________ symbol A. Diamond B. Circle C Ellipse D Rectangle - ANS Rectangle A belt has determined that the loan application does not need to be reviewed by accounting thereby improving the number of applications a loan processer can handle. According to Cost of Poor Quality definitions RTY improvement would be considered _____________ A. Downsizing savings B. Hard savings C Soft Savings D. Median saving - ANS Hard Savings t/f The following business case is constructed properly During most of 2008 Division 16 experienced a 4.2% product return rate versus a target of nearly no returns. This costs the company a whole bunch of money - ANS False The essence of lean is to concentrate effort on ________________________ while improving process flow to achieve speed and agility at lower cost A. Defect removal B. Removing Waste C. Overtime reduction D. Rework reduction - ANS removing waste As a belt created a process map he realized there were multiple departments involved in this process so he added a feature to the map called A. passing lanes B swim lanes C. Department Dividers D. Responsibility Paths - ANS swim lanes As we conceive and define a LSS project one of the overriding things we hope to accomplish is to reduce the _____________________ A. work force B. number of process steps C Inventory D cost of poor quality - ANS cost of poor quality the value chain is an organization is the sum total of all the processes which occur in the business to take inputs and turn them into customer desired outputs - ANS true A key metric in Six Sigma is the DPMO which stands for A. delayed production metrics output B. defects by management oversight C. Defects per million opportunites D. Developed production management oversight - ANS defects per million opportunities Cycle time, defects, scrap cost, and safety are examples of business metrics or commonly referred to as which of the following A. defects per unit B Key performance indicators C. impediments to flow D. hidden costs - ANS key performance indicators

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IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow
Belt (ICYB) Practice Exam Graded
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,Which is a purpose and use of data visualization? - ANS Allows conclusions to be drawn
from graphical data analysis

Which of the following are examples of continuous data?




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1. Number of features
2. Size in centimeters
3. Weight in kilograms




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4. Pressure per square centimeter - ANS 2, 3, 4

What is 'Little's' formula for calculating Average Lead Time? - ANS Number of units
required, divided by production capacity



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All of the following are benefits of control plans except? - ANS
eliminate potential x's
Helps to analyze and
LA
Which of the following would likely be a CTQ (Critical-to-Quality) for the purchase of a service?
1.Required no redo
2.All of these answers are correct
3.Was timely in delivery
4.Documentation is clear - ANS All of these answers are correct
C

One of the primary benefits of your team working together to create an X-Y Diagram is that the
data collected from this exercise is accurate and certain.
t/f - ANS False
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The RPN or Risk Priority Number is used to rank the various Failure Modes as to their impact on
the output of the subject process.
D



t/f - ANS True

5S Sorting: Items used weekly should be kept _______? - ANS In a local location

As we begin to describe the things occurring with our process through a Process Map we begin
to see some steps that are NVA which stands for ____________. - ANS Non-value add

Why is the 'One-Factor-at-a-Time' (OFAT) approach inferior to the 'Design of Experiments'
(DOE) approach? - ANS Interactions between factors are NOT revealed

, As we attempt to find a commonality of terms to assess the performance of a broad range of
processes we use a key metric called the DPMO which stands for
__________________________? - ANS Defects per million opportunities

A Belt has determined that the insurance claim form needn't be reviewed by accounting thereby
improving the number of claims a processer can handle. According to Cost of Poor Quality
(COPQ) definitions RTY improvement would be considered _______________. - ANS
Hard savings

When we create a Process Map and want to depict an action step in the process we would use
the____________ symbol. - ANS Rectangle




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Systems and structures are the basis for allowing people to change their behaviors permanently
and are accomplished through which of the following?




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A. Documented performance objectives
B. Defined procedures
C. Accurate job descriptions
D. Incentive compensation - ANS E. All of these answers are correct



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When we create a Process Map we use a __________ to show the direction of work flow. - ANS
Solid line arrow
LA
Benefits and working conditions would be primarily the concern of which of the following? - ANS
Voice of the Employee

The following Business Case is constructed properly."During most of 2008 Division 16
experienced a 4.2% product return rate versus a target of nearly no returns. This costs the
C

company a whole bunch of money.
T/F - ANS False

The Value Chain in an organization is the sum total of all the processes which occur in the
O


business to take inputs and turn them into customer desired outputs.
T/F - ANS True
D



When a process has proven itself to function at a Six Sigma level this means there are less than
3.4 defects per ___________ opportunities. - ANS Million

The ROI for a project is a measurement metric that stands for Return on Investment and is one
of the methods used to measure the success of a Lean Six Sigma project.
T/F - ANS True

Voice of the Customer is a Lean Six Sigma technique to determine the ___________ attributes
of a product or service. - ANS Critical-to-Quality

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