Six Sigma Exam 1 with answers
Lean Intro - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Starting 1910's, Henry
Ford's mass production line
was a first breakthrough by using continuous assembly and flow
systems that made parts find their way into finished products
- Inception in 1940's by Toyota
- Taichii Ohno and Shigeo Shingo created a new
system called Toyota Production System (TPS),
incorporating Ford production and other techniques
- In 1990, the term "Lean Manufacturing" first appeared in the book
"The Machine That Changed The World"
Motorola - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Motorola 1979 "The real
problem at Motorola is that our quality stinks!"
--- Art Sundry, Sales Leader, boldly stated at annual sales meeting
- In the early and mid-1980's, Motorola developed the new standard
and
created the methodology
--- $20MM in savings for Motorola's page production line
--- Also a change in mindset (Cost of Poor Quality) and culture
,who founded the six sigma academy and when - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔mid 1980's, Mikel Harry & Richard Schroeder
founded the Six Sigma
Academy
When did six sigma become famous? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Six
Sigma became famous when Jack Welch made it central to his
successful business strategy at General Electric in 1995
- Reported $200MM in savings in the first year of implementation
(1996)
Why Lean and Six Sigma? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• They are not
only tools or methodologies
• More importantly, they are mindsets!
• Why do you want to learn about it?
• Lean and Six Sigma complement each other
- Lean focuses on eliminating wastes and improving efficiency
- Six Sigma focuses on reducing defects and variation
**Lean + Six Sigma Faster (speed) & Better (accuracy)**
Impact on Suppliers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Lower costs due to
efficient systems
,- Shorter lead times
- Lower safety stock
impact on operations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Proper cycle time
calculation ensures. production according to
customer demand
- Uniform work flow
- Pull production
impact on logistics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Optimization
models to select routes
- Warehouse design changes reduce waste
Lean Six Sigma In a Nutshell - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• If you
want to achieve your goals, don't
focus on them.
- Reggie Rivers @ TED Talk
• Instead, focus on your behaviors, or things
that you can control.
Both lean and six sigma are applied throughout the
, ____________ system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Both lean and six
sigma are applied throughout the
manufacturing system
- Production
- Order fulfillment
- Inventory
- Cycle time
- Service delivery
- Etc.
solutions/causes matrix - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Solutions
Simple Complex
Causes
Known Just Do It Lean
Unknown Ask an Expert Six Sigma
Lean is to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to reduce the waste (non-
value added) time
Reducing wastes consequently results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔-reduced cycle times
-greater throughout
Lean Intro - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Starting 1910's, Henry
Ford's mass production line
was a first breakthrough by using continuous assembly and flow
systems that made parts find their way into finished products
- Inception in 1940's by Toyota
- Taichii Ohno and Shigeo Shingo created a new
system called Toyota Production System (TPS),
incorporating Ford production and other techniques
- In 1990, the term "Lean Manufacturing" first appeared in the book
"The Machine That Changed The World"
Motorola - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Motorola 1979 "The real
problem at Motorola is that our quality stinks!"
--- Art Sundry, Sales Leader, boldly stated at annual sales meeting
- In the early and mid-1980's, Motorola developed the new standard
and
created the methodology
--- $20MM in savings for Motorola's page production line
--- Also a change in mindset (Cost of Poor Quality) and culture
,who founded the six sigma academy and when - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔mid 1980's, Mikel Harry & Richard Schroeder
founded the Six Sigma
Academy
When did six sigma become famous? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Six
Sigma became famous when Jack Welch made it central to his
successful business strategy at General Electric in 1995
- Reported $200MM in savings in the first year of implementation
(1996)
Why Lean and Six Sigma? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• They are not
only tools or methodologies
• More importantly, they are mindsets!
• Why do you want to learn about it?
• Lean and Six Sigma complement each other
- Lean focuses on eliminating wastes and improving efficiency
- Six Sigma focuses on reducing defects and variation
**Lean + Six Sigma Faster (speed) & Better (accuracy)**
Impact on Suppliers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Lower costs due to
efficient systems
,- Shorter lead times
- Lower safety stock
impact on operations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Proper cycle time
calculation ensures. production according to
customer demand
- Uniform work flow
- Pull production
impact on logistics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Optimization
models to select routes
- Warehouse design changes reduce waste
Lean Six Sigma In a Nutshell - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• If you
want to achieve your goals, don't
focus on them.
- Reggie Rivers @ TED Talk
• Instead, focus on your behaviors, or things
that you can control.
Both lean and six sigma are applied throughout the
, ____________ system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Both lean and six
sigma are applied throughout the
manufacturing system
- Production
- Order fulfillment
- Inventory
- Cycle time
- Service delivery
- Etc.
solutions/causes matrix - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Solutions
Simple Complex
Causes
Known Just Do It Lean
Unknown Ask an Expert Six Sigma
Lean is to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to reduce the waste (non-
value added) time
Reducing wastes consequently results in: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔-reduced cycle times
-greater throughout
