Push System Versus Pull System Quiz

What is a characteristic of a Push System?

• Instructions come from a central planning area

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• Processes are based on customer demand

• Quick Changeovers : Set-Up Kaizen

What is a characteristic of a Pull System?

• What to build and in what order come from a central planning area

• Everyone’s work is scheduled and triggered by required start dates

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• Cellular Manufacturing : Flow Kaizen

What is the main identifier of pull systems?

• Having KANBAN methods in production cycle

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• Low Variability :Variability Reduction Kaizen (6 Sigma tools)

• Instructions come from a central planning area

What is the concept behind a Pull System?

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• Quick Changeovers : Set-Up Kaizen

• Instructions come from a central planning area

• Processes are based on customer demand

What is a prerequisite of a Kanban 'Pull' System?

• What to build and in what order come from a central planning area

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• Stable, Flat Demand : JIT Principles

• Quick Changeovers : Set-Up Kaizen

What is the aim of having a visual aid like Kanban in a Pull System?

• To have a lot of paperwork

• To build excessive stock levels of raw materials

• To reduce lead times and associated costs

• To increase paperwork and computer transactions

What dictates the production requirements for upstream operations in a Pull System?

• The Quick Changeovers : Set-Up Kaizen

• The anticipated demand

• The central planning area

• The status of downstream operations

What is a characteristic of a Push System related to parts availability?

• One Piece Flow : Flow Kaizen

• Processes are based on customer demand

• Receiving workstation does not accept any defective parts

• An operator runs out of parts and gets chewed out