Question: Standardized work is a process whose goal is ___________________________. To find the single best way Continuous improvement/kaizen To lay people off when they arent needed

  1. Standardized work is a process whose goal is ___________________________.
    1. To find the single best way
    2. Continuous improvement/kaizen
    3. To lay people off when they arent needed
    4. Overload machinery

  1. In a JIT system, processes should be linked through ________ and ___________.
    1. Yelling and punishing
    2. Pulleys and ramps
    3. Chutes and ladders
    4. Kanban and Heijunka

  1. In a lean system, ____________________ should design and improve the standardized work.
    1. Managers
    2. Engineers
    3. Workers
    4. The COO

  1. ________ is a lean term, thats goal is to prevent defects and improve quality. Lean organizations use _____ to support this goal, by producing only what and when the ______ demands.
    1. Jidoka; JIT; Customer
    2. Heijunka; Poka Yokes; Executives
    3. Kanban; Jidoka; Owner
    4. Poka Yokes; JIT; Manager

  1. Lean tools that support Jidoka and help eliminate human error include:
    1. Andon cords
    2. Standardized work
    3. Poka-Yokes
    4. All of the above

  1. The most basic principle of JIT production is that you only produce something when a _________ demands it.
    1. Customer
    2. Supplier
    3. Manager
    4. Robber

  1. When working to improve standardized work, we can use lean tools such as ________ or _________ to identify waste/MUDA and value-added steps in processes.
    1. Stop watches, clocks
    2. Engineer, quality control managers
    3. Value stream maps, process maps
    4. Telescopes, microscopes

  1. Benefits of a cell layout include:
    1. Reduced WIP
    2. Ease of communication and quality feedback
    3. Ease of single piece flow production
    4. All of the above

  1. When standardized work is used as a basis for all work, we can ___________ much more efficiently.
    1. Eliminate jobs
    2. Problem solve
    3. Push production
    4. Nit-pick

  1. Jidokas goal is to ________ and ____________.
    1. Hide problems and keep working
    2. Prevent defects and improve quality
    3. Fire employees and buy more machines
    4. Cost more money and produce less

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