The Goal Graphic Novel Quiz (Chpt 3-4)

What question does Jonah ask that makes Alex stop and think?

• How many products do you make per day?

• Why don’t you fire your foreman?

• What is the goal of your company?

• Who’s responsible for the robot delays?

According to Jonah, what is the real goal of a company?

• To increase productivity

• To lower operating costs

• To make the best products

• To make money

Which of the following best describes Throughput?

• All the products stored in the warehouse

• The rate the company spends money

• The rate the company makes money through sales

• The number of workers on a shift

What does Inventory mean in Jonah’s three measurements?

• The number of machines in use

• All the materials purchased but not yet sold

• The weekly production schedule

• The amount of money spent on wages

What is Operational Expense?

• The total number of orders received

• The value of unsold inventory

• The money spent turning inventory into products

• The profits from sales

Why can a company be making products and still losing money?

• Because products made don’t always sell or cover expenses

• Because they aren’t using robots

• Because the workers are too slow

• Because prices are always dropping

What does “Herbie” represent in a production system?

• A helpful manager

• A new robot

• A bottleneck or slowest point in the system

• A training program for new workers

What does Alex do to help Herbie on the hike?

• Sends him back to camp

• Tells him to lead the group

• Takes weight out of his backpack and distributes it

• Tells everyone to walk slower

Jonah says that focusing only on efficiency can sometimes hurt a company.

• True

• False

Alex figures out how to fix the plant’s problems by improving every machine’s speed.

• True

• False