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Lean Manufacturing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The next step of a process is only started once the previous phase is completed" - is an example of how Toyota employ what?

a)

Jidoka

b)

Just-In Time

c)

Automation

d)

Automobiles

2.

Which of these terms relates to reducing waste and energy in production processes to operate more sustainably?

a)

Just-In Time

b)

Lean Manufacturing

c)

Fully Automated

d)

Recycling

3.

Who benefits from Intel's shift from "high quantity, low quality" microchips, to "lower quantity, higher quality" products?

a)

Just the customer

b)

Just Intel

c)

Both Intel and the customer

d)

Intel at the expense of the customer

4.

All companies employing lean manufacturing are reliant on...

a)

Quality control measures

b)

Significantly reduced costs

c)

Recyclable materials

d)

Just Stop Oil

5.

Intel's production techniques need to be flexible because...

a)

Computers are the most important product in 2023

b)

Grandparents cannot fix computers

c)

The tech industry changes and upgrades frequently

d)

You need to be able to play more video games and this is the only way you can do it

6.

What technical term describes a problem with a material or product component?

a)

Error

b)

Problemo

c)

Oversight

d)

Defect

7.

John Deere do not want to expend valuable materials by over-producing. Why is this? [3 Marks]

a)

The waste is bad for the environment

b)

John Deere have to store the additional products and components at a financial and spatial cost

c)

This costs John Deere money they could save or spend elsewhere

d)

The statement is false and John Deere don't really care if they make too many as farmers will always need tractors

8.

Which of these companies saw a greater improvement in the quality of their overseas labour when they employed lean manufacturing techniques?

a)

Nike

b)

Intel

c)

Toyota

d)

John Deere

9.

What scale of production do Toyota, Nike and Intel tend to operate within?

a)

One-Off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

Continuous

10.

"Mechanization with the help of humans" is a phrase relating to what process?

a)

Design for Maintenance

b)

Jidoka

c)

Automation

d)

Skilled Craftsmanship