Lean Manufacturing

"The next step of a process is only started once the previous phase is completed" - is an example of how Toyota employ what?

• Jidoka

• Just-In Time

• Automation

• Automobiles

Which of these terms relates to reducing waste and energy in production processes to operate more sustainably?

• Just-In Time

• Lean Manufacturing

• Fully Automated

• Recycling

Who benefits from Intel's shift from "high quantity, low quality" microchips, to "lower quantity, higher quality" products?

• Just the customer

• Just Intel

• Both Intel and the customer

• Intel at the expense of the customer

All companies employing lean manufacturing are reliant on...

• Quality control measures

• Significantly reduced costs

• Recyclable materials

• Just Stop Oil

Intel's production techniques need to be flexible because...

• Computers are the most important product in 2023

• Grandparents cannot fix computers

• The tech industry changes and upgrades frequently

• You need to be able to play more video games and this is the only way you can do it

What technical term describes a problem with a material or product component?

• Error

• Problemo

• Oversight

• Defect

John Deere do not want to expend valuable materials by over-producing. Why is this? [3 Marks]

• The waste is bad for the environment

• John Deere have to store the additional products and components at a financial and spatial cost

• This costs John Deere money they could save or spend elsewhere

• The statement is false and John Deere don't really care if they make too many as farmers will always need tractors

Which of these companies saw a greater improvement in the quality of their overseas labour when they employed lean manufacturing techniques?

• Nike

• Intel

• Toyota

• John Deere

What scale of production do Toyota, Nike and Intel tend to operate within?

• One-Off

• Batch

• Mass

• Continuous

"Mechanization with the help of humans" is a phrase relating to what process?

• Design for Maintenance

• Jidoka

• Automation

• Skilled Craftsmanship