LEAST likely to result in poor product quality? a. Overproduction b. Inventory c. waiting d. transport 1.C 2- The production of product in large lots has all of the following disadvantages EXCEPT for: a. Maximization of machine efficiencies b. longer customer delivery lead time c. additional product transportation expenses d. potential product damage or deterioration costs 2.A 3- What is the best definition of takt time? a. it is the speed at which parts must be manufactured in order satisfy demand b. it is the heartbeat of any lean system c. It is a calculated time element that equals customer demand d. it is the application of kaizen to continuous flow manufacturing 3.C 4- All of the following tools used for finding potential causes of problems except: a. Cause and effect diagram. b. Ishakawa diagram. c. Pareto diagram. d. Fishbone diagram. 4.C 5- To Validate relationship between two variables it is better to use: a. Fishbone diagram b. Pareto diagram c. Scatter diagram d. Control chart 5.C 6- Process mapping include all of the following except? a. SIPOC b. VSM c. CHECKSHEET d. FLOWCHART 6.C 7- All of the above not used as a control chart for attribute-type data except: a. X – chart b. np - chart c. s – chart d. R – chart 7.B 8. Pareto analysis is a method for: a. prioritising data b. to determine what percentage can be attributed to any cause. c. to ensure that the” vital few” are tackled first and the “trivial many” are left for future examination. d. All of the above 8.D 9- Which of the following Japanese techniques is most dearly identified with small incremental change? a. Kaizen b. Kanban c. poka – yoke d. 5s strategy 9.A 10- An attempt to minimize the impact of human error in a process is call: a. jidohka b. Kaizen c. poka-yoke d. muda 10.C 11- Lean thinking enables companies to: I. Find the best way to specify value for the customer II. Identify the value stream for each product III. Permit the customer to pull value as needed from the producer IV. Reduce waste a. I and IV only b. II and III only c. I, III, III and IV d. I, II, and IV 11.C 12- Scatter diagrams used for all of the fallowing except: a. Validating relationship between two variables. b. Displaying the direction of the relationship c. Displaying the percentages and priority relationship. d. Displaying the strength of the relationship 12.C 13- When investigating TPM, which of the following would NOT be considered one of the six negative contributors (Six Losses) to equipment effectiveness? A. Set-up and adjustment B. reduced speed C. reduced yield D. work cell arrangement 13- D