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WorksheetsEfficiency and Competitiveness Tools Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the word 'Kaizen' mean?
Good and bad
Good and change
Change and improvement
Improvement and perfection
Who introduced the methodology of Kaizen to the world?
Kaoru Ishikawa
Genichi Taguchi
Taiichi Ohno
Masaaki Imai
What is the main focus of Benchmarking?
Maximizing waste
Minimizing waste
Optimizing production processes
Increasing inventory
What is the purpose of JIT (Just In Time) philosophy?
Increasing inventory
Minimizing waste
Optimizing production processes
Maximizing waste
What is the main goal of Empowerment in an organization?
Limited decision-making
Micromanagement
Strict hierarchy
Ownership and involvement
What is the practice of outsourcing in business?
Ignoring external service providers
Delegating tasks to competitors
Contracting out certain business functions
Handling all tasks internally
What is one of the benefits of outsourcing for a business?
Increased costs
Unpredictable costs
Limited access to global talent
Risk mitigation
What is the main focus of Kaizen?
Maximizing waste
Minimizing waste
Increasing inventory
Optimizing production processes
What is the purpose of Benchmarking in business?
To decrease competitiveness
To increase waste in processes
To highlight what it takes to enhance efficiency
To ignore other companies in the industry
What is the main goal of JIT & Kanban in production and inventory management?
To optimize production processes
To increase waiting time
To minimize waste
To maximize defects
