MBA 745 Module 7 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025
seek perfection - Answers Lean principle NUMBER FIVE: _____
seek - Answers ____ - to go in search of, to try to discover
perfection, continuous improvement - Answers ___ - condition of being free from all flaws or
defects; something in a constant change of evolution or change - "unobtainable"
___
current, future - Answers Path to success: ___ state to ___ state with continuous improvement
kaizen blitz, plan, do, check, act - Answers ___ events can be used to seek perfection
Another continuous improvement tool leverages the scientific method; systematic
1. Hypothesis = ____
2. Experiment = ___
3. Evaluation = ____
4. Then if all is well, you can ___
gemba - Answers ___ - the actual place, crime scene, reporting live, where value is created
gemba walk - Answers ___ - where the work is actually happening; where leaders spend their
time
sustain - Answers ___ routinely audit the work area
sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain - Answers 5S
cross training matric - Answers Green is knowing
Yellow is training
White is no training
(Checkerbox)
obsolete - Answers If you only know how to do one thing and that skill goes away then you
become ___
job rotation - Answers ___ cross training is HALF the battle, you must leverage the training
performance measurements - Answers ____ can use the CONTROL CHART
UCL - upper control limits
,LCL - lower control limits
root cause - Answers Get to the ___ and get rid of it will produce continuous improvement
20/60/20, one and done, documentation - Answers Challenges when making Lean
Transformation:
1. ___ Rule
2. ____
3. ___
20 - Answers ___ - will buy in soon after you demonstrate a commitment to lean
60 - Answers ___ - will take a wait and see approach looking for conformation
20 - Answers ___ - will never get on board and may even sabotage efforts
one and done - Answers ___ - you have a great lean project and then its back to the same old
grind as nothing good happened. A lean project should be a launching pad to new projects.
documentation, standard - Answers ___ takes time to update policies, procedures, and
instructions and is the ____ work
standard work, outcome, continuous improvement - Answers ____ a purposeful articulation, of
the current state, of the work with a focus on achieving an intended ____, while providing a
baseline for ___
problems, processes, procedures - Answers A key part of six sigma and lean transformations is
empowering people to identify ____ and make continuous improvement to ___ and ___.
plan, do, check, act - Answers One common problem solving tool leveraged by many
organizations is called ___, ___, ____ and ___
PDCA - Answers But tread with caution! ___ has evolved through the years and some confusion
has crept into the DNA.
Shewart - Answers PDCA is said to have originated as the ____ Cycle, named after the concept
originator Walter and contained Plan, Do, and See.
study - Answers Edward W. Deming modified the cycle to be Plan, Do, ____, and Act
hypothesis, experiment, evaluation, act - Answers The spirit of PDCA is to leverage the scientific
method concept of:
, ____ = Plan
____ = Do
____ = Check
Then, if all is well, you can ___
plan, problem, situation, root cause, solution, plan, 75 - Answers Step 1 - identify the problem
and develop a ___ for improvement:
Identify the ____
Agree on the desired ____
Determine the ____
Select a potential ____
Create implementation ___
All of these require a lot of work. This step can be ___% of the entire effort.
brainstorming, cause, effect, 5 why, run - Answers Some of the tools which can help during the
plan step include:
1 ___
2 ___ and ___ Diagram
3 ___ Questioning
4 ___ Chart
do, trial, measurements, testing - Answers Step 2 - ___ - test your solution
-Implement on a ___ basis
- Take ____
seek perfection - Answers Lean principle NUMBER FIVE: _____
seek - Answers ____ - to go in search of, to try to discover
perfection, continuous improvement - Answers ___ - condition of being free from all flaws or
defects; something in a constant change of evolution or change - "unobtainable"
___
current, future - Answers Path to success: ___ state to ___ state with continuous improvement
kaizen blitz, plan, do, check, act - Answers ___ events can be used to seek perfection
Another continuous improvement tool leverages the scientific method; systematic
1. Hypothesis = ____
2. Experiment = ___
3. Evaluation = ____
4. Then if all is well, you can ___
gemba - Answers ___ - the actual place, crime scene, reporting live, where value is created
gemba walk - Answers ___ - where the work is actually happening; where leaders spend their
time
sustain - Answers ___ routinely audit the work area
sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain - Answers 5S
cross training matric - Answers Green is knowing
Yellow is training
White is no training
(Checkerbox)
obsolete - Answers If you only know how to do one thing and that skill goes away then you
become ___
job rotation - Answers ___ cross training is HALF the battle, you must leverage the training
performance measurements - Answers ____ can use the CONTROL CHART
UCL - upper control limits
,LCL - lower control limits
root cause - Answers Get to the ___ and get rid of it will produce continuous improvement
20/60/20, one and done, documentation - Answers Challenges when making Lean
Transformation:
1. ___ Rule
2. ____
3. ___
20 - Answers ___ - will buy in soon after you demonstrate a commitment to lean
60 - Answers ___ - will take a wait and see approach looking for conformation
20 - Answers ___ - will never get on board and may even sabotage efforts
one and done - Answers ___ - you have a great lean project and then its back to the same old
grind as nothing good happened. A lean project should be a launching pad to new projects.
documentation, standard - Answers ___ takes time to update policies, procedures, and
instructions and is the ____ work
standard work, outcome, continuous improvement - Answers ____ a purposeful articulation, of
the current state, of the work with a focus on achieving an intended ____, while providing a
baseline for ___
problems, processes, procedures - Answers A key part of six sigma and lean transformations is
empowering people to identify ____ and make continuous improvement to ___ and ___.
plan, do, check, act - Answers One common problem solving tool leveraged by many
organizations is called ___, ___, ____ and ___
PDCA - Answers But tread with caution! ___ has evolved through the years and some confusion
has crept into the DNA.
Shewart - Answers PDCA is said to have originated as the ____ Cycle, named after the concept
originator Walter and contained Plan, Do, and See.
study - Answers Edward W. Deming modified the cycle to be Plan, Do, ____, and Act
hypothesis, experiment, evaluation, act - Answers The spirit of PDCA is to leverage the scientific
method concept of:
, ____ = Plan
____ = Do
____ = Check
Then, if all is well, you can ___
plan, problem, situation, root cause, solution, plan, 75 - Answers Step 1 - identify the problem
and develop a ___ for improvement:
Identify the ____
Agree on the desired ____
Determine the ____
Select a potential ____
Create implementation ___
All of these require a lot of work. This step can be ___% of the entire effort.
brainstorming, cause, effect, 5 why, run - Answers Some of the tools which can help during the
plan step include:
1 ___
2 ___ and ___ Diagram
3 ___ Questioning
4 ___ Chart
do, trial, measurements, testing - Answers Step 2 - ___ - test your solution
-Implement on a ___ basis
- Take ____
