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WorksheetsLean Manufacturing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"The next step of a process is only started once the previous phase is completed" - is an example of how Toyota employ what?
Jidoka
Just-In Time
Automation
Automobiles
Which of these terms relates to reducing waste and energy in production processes to operate more sustainably?
Just-In Time
Lean Manufacturing
Fully Automated
Recycling
Who benefits from Intel's shift from "high quantity, low quality" microchips, to "lower quantity, higher quality" products?
Just the customer
Just Intel
Both Intel and the customer
Intel at the expense of the customer
All companies employing lean manufacturing are reliant on...
Quality control measures
Significantly reduced costs
Recyclable materials
Just Stop Oil
Intel's production techniques need to be flexible because...
Computers are the most important product in 2023
Grandparents cannot fix computers
The tech industry changes and upgrades frequently
You need to be able to play more video games and this is the only way you can do it
What technical term describes a problem with a material or product component?
Error
Problemo
Oversight
Defect
John Deere do not want to expend valuable materials by over-producing. Why is this? [3 Marks]
The waste is bad for the environment
John Deere have to store the additional products and components at a financial and spatial cost
This costs John Deere money they could save or spend elsewhere
The statement is false and John Deere don't really care if they make too many as farmers will always need tractors
Which of these companies saw a greater improvement in the quality of their overseas labour when they employed lean manufacturing techniques?
Nike
Intel
Toyota
John Deere
What scale of production do Toyota, Nike and Intel tend to operate within?
One-Off
Batch
Mass
Continuous
"Mechanization with the help of humans" is a phrase relating to what process?
Design for Maintenance
Jidoka
Automation
Skilled Craftsmanship
