Lean Manufacturing : System Model

What is the main goal of Lean manufacturing?

• Ignore efficiency and productivity

• Maintain waste at the same level

• Reduce waste and increase efficiency

• Increase waste and reduce efficiency

What does the acronym PQCDSM stand for in Lean companies?

• Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery time, Safety, Morale

• Profit, Quantity, Customer satisfaction, Data analysis, Sustainability, Management

• Production, Quantity, Cost, Delivery, Service, Management

• Process, Quality, Communication, Development, Safety, Maintenance

What is the main focus of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma in Lean manufacturing?

• Increasing defects

• Reducing defects

• Ignoring defects

• Maintaining defects at the same level

Which Lean technique focuses on analyzing and designing the flow of materials and information to eliminate unnecessary steps?

• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

• Kanban

• 5S/SMED/Cellular

• Just-in-Time (JIT)

What type of waste involves storing products or materials that are not needed?

• Overproduction

• Defects

• Inventory

• Overprocessing

What is the purpose of the 3Ms in Lean manufacturing?

• To improve productivity

• To identify different types of waste

• To increase waste

• To reduce efficiency

What is the main goal of Lean companies in terms of customer focus?

• Provide the highest quality at the highest cost

• Provide the lowest quality at the highest cost

• Provide the highest quality at the lowest cost

• Provide the lowest quality at the lowest cost

What is the purpose of involving team members in cost reduction in Lean manufacturing?

• To cannibalize maintenance budgets

• To decimate the team members

• To weaken the company in the long term

• To sustainably reduce cost

What does Mura waste refer to in Lean manufacturing?

• Unevenness/Non-uniformity in an operation

• Excessive motion waste

• Overburdening equipment or operators

• Any activity that consumes resources without creating value for the customer

Which Lean technique focuses on organizing the workplace to reduce unnecessary motion and improve efficiency?

• Just-in-Time (JIT)

• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

• Kanban

• 5S/SMED/Cellular