Chapter 05: Lean Manufacturing

Lean manufacturing is an integrated management system that emphasizes the elimination of waste and the continuous improvement of operations.

• True

• False

Any activity that does not add value in the eyes of the customer is a .......................

• continues improvement

• waste

• value

Completion or beginning of an Activity is called?

• Event

• Activity

• Predecessors

____________ is  an element of work normally found on the work breakdown structure (WBS) that has an expected duration, a cost, and resource requirements.

• Event

• Activity

• Predecessors

Longest duration of time of a project is referred to as _________

• maximum completion time

• Define time

• Critical path

_________ is the length of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

• Latest time

• Slack time

• Earliest time

Special type of flow chart that uses symbols known as "the language of Lean" to depict and improve the flow of inventory and information.

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Purpose of Value Stream Mapping is to __________

• provide optimum value to the customer through a complete value creation process with minimum waste

• specify value from the standpoint of the end customer

• allows to utilize the capacity in possible ways to meet customer demand.

_____________ is the rate at which a product needs to be completed in order to meet customer demand.

• Completion time

• Take time

• Slack time

Lean philosophy

• Collection of improvement tools and techniques which are the means for cutting out waste

• Planning and control activity that is done in smooth manner.

• It is a set of principles that are founded on smoothing flow through processes by doing all things well, meeting customer needs and reducing waste.