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Efficiency and Competitiveness Tools Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'Kaizen' mean?

a)

Good and bad

b)

Good and change

c)

Change and improvement

d)

Improvement and perfection

2.

Who introduced the methodology of Kaizen to the world?

a)

Kaoru Ishikawa

b)

Genichi Taguchi

c)

Taiichi Ohno

d)

Masaaki Imai

3.

What is the main focus of Benchmarking?

a)

Maximizing waste

b)

Minimizing waste

c)

Optimizing production processes

d)

Increasing inventory

4.

What is the purpose of JIT (Just In Time) philosophy?

a)

Increasing inventory

b)

Minimizing waste

c)

Optimizing production processes

d)

Maximizing waste

5.

What is the main goal of Empowerment in an organization?

a)

Limited decision-making

b)

Micromanagement

c)

Strict hierarchy

d)

Ownership and involvement

6.

What is the practice of outsourcing in business?

a)

Ignoring external service providers

b)

Delegating tasks to competitors

c)

Contracting out certain business functions

d)

Handling all tasks internally

7.

What is one of the benefits of outsourcing for a business?

a)

Increased costs

b)

Unpredictable costs

c)

Limited access to global talent

d)

Risk mitigation

8.

What is the main focus of Kaizen?

a)

Maximizing waste

b)

Minimizing waste

c)

Increasing inventory

d)

Optimizing production processes

9.

What is the purpose of Benchmarking in business?

a)

To decrease competitiveness

b)

To increase waste in processes

c)

To highlight what it takes to enhance efficiency

d)

To ignore other companies in the industry

10.

What is the main goal of JIT & Kanban in production and inventory management?

a)

To optimize production processes

b)

To increase waiting time

c)

To minimize waste

d)

To maximize defects