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Lean Waste in Manufacturing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many different types waste is in Lean Manufacturing?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

5

2.

What is the acronym for lean waste?

a)

PLAYTIME

b)

STEMWOOD

c)

TEAMWOOD

d)

TIMWOODS

3.

Which one (1) is NOT a Lean waste

a)

Miscommunication

b)

Transportation

c)

Motion

d)

Inventory

4.

What is Lean waste?

a)

Any action or steps in a process that slows down production

b)

Any action or step in a process that does not add value to the customer

c)

An action that wastes time

d)

An action that helps the customer

5.

The original 7 waste (Muda) was developed by?

a)

Shuntaro Furukawa

b)

Akio Toyoda

c)

Shinzo Abe

d)

Taiichi Ohno

6.

Which of these is NOT one of the original 7 waste?

a)

Motion

b)

Over processing

c)

Skills

d)

Defect

7.

What are the TWO (2) countermeasure for Transportation waste?

a)

Using a ‘Takt Time’ ensures that the rate of manufacturing between stations are even

b)

Purchasing raw materials only when needed and in the quantity needed

c)

Creating flow between processes

d)

Developing a U-shape production line

8.

Non-value-added activities are considered waste if they fall into one of the eight categories. Which waste ties up money in unsold product, material, and storage space?

a)

Waiting

b)

Excess inventory

c)

Transportation

d)

Over-processing

9.

What is the TWO (2) ways to minimize /eliminate inventory waste?

a)

To have proper planning to keep raw material and finished goods inventories as lean as possible

b)

Clarify customers' standards and expectations ahead of time

c)

Remove excessive or unnecessary machine movements/actions

d)

Use Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory techniques

10.

MUDA is a Japanese word carrying the meaning of ...

a)

WASTE

b)

EASY

c)

PROFIT

d)

LOST