COSC 475 Exam 1 ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

COSC 475 Exam 1 ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
5 Principles of LEAN - CORRECT ANSWER - - Define Value
- Map the Value Chain
- Create Flow
- "Pull" Work
- Measure and Perfect


Muda - CORRECT ANSWER - is a Japanese word meaning "futility; uselessness;
idleness; superfluity; waste; wastage; wastefulness.


7 + 1 Forms of Waste (TIMWOOD + U) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Transportation
- Inventory
- Motion
- Waiting
- Over-processing
- Over-production
- Defects
- Wasted Human Potential


Dale Carnegie, Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - The essential skill for
navigating the future


Critical Thinking Path Order - CORRECT ANSWER - - Problem Identification
- Creative Thinking
- Logical Analysis
- Decision Making

, - Coordination


Problem Identification - CORRECT ANSWER - - Visualization
- Fact Finding


Creative Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - - Green Light Thinking
- Brainstorming


Logical Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - - Red Light Thinking
- Reasoning


Decision Making - CORRECT ANSWER - - Gain Consensus
- Decision Matrixes
- Risk Assessment


Coordination - CORRECT ANSWER - - Plan Implementation
- Control Stress


Notice to Proceed - CORRECT ANSWER - The owner authorizes the contractor to begin
work on a project on a particular day or as soon as possible. This notice is linked to the duration
of the project.


Fast-Track - CORRECT ANSWER - - Technique where activities that would have been
performed sequentially using the original schedule are performed in parallel
- Improvements in schedule- durations, how do we compress?
- Add more crews/manpower
- Add more workdays
- Add more workshifts
- Relationships, how do we improve?