Six Sigma Lecture Test Part 1

New interpretation of KAIZEN does not include this statement.

• everyone improvement

• everywhere improvement

• everybody improvement

• every day improvement

Which of the following is a key principle of the Lean methodology?

• Eliminating defects

• Eliminating waste

• Increasing customer satisfaction

• Reducing cycle time

DMAIC focuses more on the following except:

• Defects

• Mean

• Time

• Variability

In manufacturing, when the input physically change, the activity is considered as

• Non-value adding

• Non-value adding but necessary

• Value Adding

• Waste

Who pioneered Six Sigma?

• Bill Smith

• Henry Ford

• Sakichi Toyoda

• Taiichi Ono

Which is not from Masaaki Imai?

• "Progress is impossible without the ability to admit mistakes."

• "Improving the current situation is the never-ending process of reviewing current operations and to see how we can improve it.”

• "The slower but consistent tortoise causes less waste and is much more desirable than the speedy hare that races ahead and then stops occasionally to dose."

• "Seek the wisdom of ten people rather than the knowledge of one."

All should be given by the top management (as mentioned in the lecture) to every employees to promote and implement Kaizen except:

• Commitment

• Determination

• Encouragement

• Guidance

A 7 QC tools which is being used to determine the relationship between variables.

• Cause and Effect Diagram

• Checksheet

• Pareto Chart

• Scatter Diagram

A tool designed to identify how the defects or failures are distributed against control limits and how stable the processes are.

• Cause and effect diagram

• Checksheet

• Control Chart

• Histogram

Who is the father of Toyota Production System?

• Eiji Toyoda

• Kiichiro Toyoda

• Sakichi Toyoda

• Taiichi Ono