WGU C215 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 7 FREQUENTLY TESTED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS (ACCURATELY SOLVED) GUARANTEED A
Just-in-Time and Lean
Systems
#1 JIT applies to:
o Only the manufacturing organization
o Only the service organization
o Both the manufacturing and service organization
o Only the production portion of manufacturing and service organizations
o All of the organization except the marketing
division #2 JIT considers wastes as anything that:
o Fits in a waste basket
o Reduces production capacity
o Has been discarded
o Cannot be recycled
o Does not add value
#73 In making specific changes to JIT manufacturing, which of the following steps should come
first?
o Reduce lot size and lead times
o Switch to pull production
o Reorganize workplace
o Reduce set up times
o Implement layout changes
# 9 Beliefs that help define the JIT philosophy include all of the following except:
o Simplicity
o Visibility
o Flexibility
o Push production
o Continuous improvement
#12 Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to:
o Just-in-time production
o Continuous improvement
o Employee involvement
o Concurrent engineering
o Simplicity
#74 Which of the following is not considered to be a key element of JIT supplier relationships?
o Suppliers viewed as internal factory
, o Use of single-source suppliers
o Long-term supplier relationships developed
o Suppliers locate near customers
o Cost and information sharing
#75 One of the greatest benefits of JIT would be:
o Increasing waste and improving responsiveness
o Longer lead times and increased productivity
o Decreased machine utilization and improved quality
o Competing based on schedule
o Eliminating waste, improving responsiveness and competing based on time
#27 According to JIT, by eliminating inventory we can clearly identify and work on
eliminating them.
o Obsolete products
o Malfunctioning machines
o Grievances
o Product imperfections
o Problems
#32 In JIT, the workforce is viewed as:
o Another resource to be managed
o Another contractual obligation
o A long-term asset
o A short-term asset
o An asset that must be closely managed
#41 The system of Kanbans used to coordinate delivery of goods by suppliers can include all of
the following except:
o Filled containers delivered by the supplier
o Purchase approvals by the production manager
o Mailboxes for each supplier
o Empty containers with a Kanban
o Bar-coded Kanbans
#5 The broad view of JIT is now often termed:
o Vendor-managed inventory
o Business process re-engineering
o Lean production
PRACTICE QUESTIONS (ACCURATELY SOLVED) GUARANTEED A
Just-in-Time and Lean
Systems
#1 JIT applies to:
o Only the manufacturing organization
o Only the service organization
o Both the manufacturing and service organization
o Only the production portion of manufacturing and service organizations
o All of the organization except the marketing
division #2 JIT considers wastes as anything that:
o Fits in a waste basket
o Reduces production capacity
o Has been discarded
o Cannot be recycled
o Does not add value
#73 In making specific changes to JIT manufacturing, which of the following steps should come
first?
o Reduce lot size and lead times
o Switch to pull production
o Reorganize workplace
o Reduce set up times
o Implement layout changes
# 9 Beliefs that help define the JIT philosophy include all of the following except:
o Simplicity
o Visibility
o Flexibility
o Push production
o Continuous improvement
#12 Kaizen is a Japanese term referring to:
o Just-in-time production
o Continuous improvement
o Employee involvement
o Concurrent engineering
o Simplicity
#74 Which of the following is not considered to be a key element of JIT supplier relationships?
o Suppliers viewed as internal factory
, o Use of single-source suppliers
o Long-term supplier relationships developed
o Suppliers locate near customers
o Cost and information sharing
#75 One of the greatest benefits of JIT would be:
o Increasing waste and improving responsiveness
o Longer lead times and increased productivity
o Decreased machine utilization and improved quality
o Competing based on schedule
o Eliminating waste, improving responsiveness and competing based on time
#27 According to JIT, by eliminating inventory we can clearly identify and work on
eliminating them.
o Obsolete products
o Malfunctioning machines
o Grievances
o Product imperfections
o Problems
#32 In JIT, the workforce is viewed as:
o Another resource to be managed
o Another contractual obligation
o A long-term asset
o A short-term asset
o An asset that must be closely managed
#41 The system of Kanbans used to coordinate delivery of goods by suppliers can include all of
the following except:
o Filled containers delivered by the supplier
o Purchase approvals by the production manager
o Mailboxes for each supplier
o Empty containers with a Kanban
o Bar-coded Kanbans
#5 The broad view of JIT is now often termed:
o Vendor-managed inventory
o Business process re-engineering
o Lean production
