Lean Production

Which of the following is an example of Just in Time?

• Paying suppliers at the deadline

• Making products when customers order them

• Receiving components on the day they are needed

• Delivering goods on deadline day

The concept of lean production originated in the ...

• Retail stores of Hong Kong

• Coal Mines of Yorkshire

• Offices of New York

• Manufacturing Plants of Japan

The lean production Kaizen is associated with the term...

• Continuous Improvement

• Stock Management

• Just-in-Time

• Economies of Scale

JIT aims to ensure that inputs into the production process only arrive...

• when they are paid for

• when the supplier is ready

• when they are needed by production

• when customers are ready to buy

A benefit of using cell production is:

• Quality is less important

• Workers more like to become multi-skilled

• Products can be mass-produced

• Less need for staff to trust each other

A disadvantage of Just in Time production is:

• It reduces the firm flexibility

• The firm may lose purchasing economies of scale

• It increases the cost of storage

• It makes the job more difficult for the workers

The main reason why a business will want to reduce waste is to;

• Reduce stocks

• Lower costs

• Improve customer service

• Increase capacity

Lean production techniques are methods to;

• Sell more and grow

• Reduce price and quality

• Reduce staff and waste

• Become more efficient and effective

The main aim of simultaneous engineering is...

• Extend product life cycles

• Make products more capital intensive

• Develop and launch new products more quickly

• Test product before launch

Which of these is a method of lean production?

• Time-based management

• Offshoring

• Quality inspections

• Investment appraisal