lean manufacturing

A methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity is called

• Lean manufacturing

• Quality Assurance

• Planning

• None of the above

Lean manufacturing practices are initiated by

• Ford

• Toyota

• Benz

• Maruthi

TPS is

• Toyota Planning System

• Toyota Production System

• Toyota Power System

• Toyota Public System

The principles underlying the TPS are embodied in The Toyota Way (a book )written by

• Dr. Jeffrey Liker

• Frederick Winslow Taylor-

• Frank B.Gilbreth

• Elton Mayo

The Japanese Engineer ,Who developed Toyota Production System is

• Taiichi Ohno

• Elton Mayo

• Henry Fayol

• Henry Gantt

The average time between the start of production of one unit and the start of production of the next unit, when these production starts are set to match the rate of customer demand is called as

• Takt Time

• Lead Time

• Pull System

• Jidoka

The concept of ________ is “Automatic detection of problems or defects at an early stage and proceed with the production only after resolving the problem at its root cause”.

• Pull System

• Jidoka

• Lead time

• Takt Time

Jidoka is Principle in Toyota production system and was developed by the Japanese industrial designer ______ at the start of the 20th century.

• Shingeo Shingo

• Dr. Jeffrey Liker

• SakichiToyoda

• Taiichi Ohno

The amount of time it takes from the moment a customer places an order to the moment the product is out for a delivery.

• Lead time

• Takt time

• Production time

• Pull System

The name given in lean manufacturing for documenting the steps of a job task and the sequence in which those should be performed

• Standardized work

• Stability

• Takt Time

• Lead Time