C8 Toyota Production System Quiz

What is the ethos emulated by companies around the world to make products faster, cheaper, and better?

• Mass Manufacturing

• Traditional Manufacturing

• Lean Manufacturing

• Agile Manufacturing

Who founded the motor company Toyota in 1937?

• Kiichiro Toyoda

• Taiichi Ohno

• Sakichi Toyoda

• Eiji Toyoda

What did Taiichi Ohno model the production line of Toyota on?

• A hardware store

• A bakery

• A supermarket

• A clothing store

What scheduling method developed by Taiichi Ohno is now seen as a precursor to bar codes?

• Poka-Yoke

• Scrum

• Six Sigma

• Kanban

What culture of continuous, incremental improvement was called by Toyota?

• Lean

• Kaizen

• Six Sigma

• Kanban

In which year did Toyota produce one million vehicles?

• 1952

• 1962

• 1982

• 1972

What is the average time taken by Toyota to produce a car in the 1970s?

• 1.6 man hours

• 2.5 man hours

• 3.2 man hours

• 4.0 man hours

Which company restructured a plant to better suit the Toyota Production System?

• Ford

• General Motors

• Intel

• Boeing