Please, answer the following questions based on the book "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox:

Question 1

Why does Alex think the robots are so successful when he first talks to Jonah?

A) They were super expensive to buy.

B) They work close to 100% efficiency.

C )Machines are always more efficient than people.

D) He knows they are not successful and that is why his plant is struggling.

Question 2

What is the "goal" for publicly owned manufacturing organizations?

A) Satisfy customer needs

B) Make money

C) Make an efficient product

D) Improve peoples' lives

Question 3

Getting paid at the end of a job is an example of

A) Throughput

B) Inventory

C) Operating expense

Question 4

John has a bunch of finished shoes ready to be sold. This is an example of

A) Throughput

B) Inventory

C) Operating expense

Question 5

The time and money it takes to turn a pile cotton into shirts is an example of

A) Throughput

B) Inventory

C) Operating expense

Question 6

What is the result of high efficiencies on a nonconstraint machine?

A) High inventory

B) High sales

C) High employee satisfaction

D) High manual work-around

Question 7

To increase the output of a bottleneck, remove any nonvalue work. This describes which of the five focusing steps?

A) Identify

B) Exploit

C) Subordinate

D) Elevate

E) Repeat

Question 8

If a bottleneck exists, consider making investments to improve either how the bottleneck process works or to increase its capacity. This describes which of the five focusing steps?

A) Identify

B) Exploit

C) Subordinate

D) Elevate

E) Repeat

Question 9

In terms of TOC, what has been done when Herbie goes to the front of the line?

A) You slow the flow of the entire process.

B) You speed up the flow of the entire process.

C) You speed up production.

D) Lowered costs

Question 10

In terms of TOC, what happens with Herbie in the middle of the line?

A) Poor cash flow

B) Creation of a bottleneck

C) Removal a bottleneck

D) Increased efficiency

Question 11

What does lost time at a bottleneck cost?

A) Lost time in the entire production line

B) Nothing, since you can always speed up the bottleneck to catch up

C) The cost of the raw material

Question 12

When can we reduce lot size without reducing throughput?

A) When there are no bottlenecks

B) When the setup time is small

C) When your machines are 100% efficient

D) When you have identified the bottleneck

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of small lot size?

A) Better quality control

B) Better delivery performance

C) Smaller finished goods inventory

D) Better machines

Question 14

What's an easy way to find a bottleneck?

A) Look and see what has a big pile of work in front of it

B) They can only be found with data analytics

C) The process that requires the most manpower to operate

D) Open the fridge door and see if you have any glass bottles

Question 15

Lost time on the bottleneck is lost throughput, which means youve lost the total output of the whole system. Example: If your whole plant earns $1,000 an hour, then an hour lost on the bottleneck is $1,000 lost.

A) True

B) False

Question 16

Bucky Burnside makes a surprised visit to Alexs plant in which vehicle?

A) Limousine

B) Helicopter

C) Army tank

D) Airplane

E) Horse

Question 17

Who is Jonah?

A) A family member of Alex

B) A consultant Alex worked with in the past

C) A former teacher of Alex

D) A random guy Alex meet at the Barcos Mexican restaurant

Question 18

What was one thing the scout troop did to help Herbie hike faster?

A) Put him in front of the line

B) Put him in the back of the line

C) Took things out of his backpack and gave them to the faster kids

D) Encouraged him and cheered him on