WorksheetsThe Goal Graphic Novel Quiz (Chpt 3-4)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What question does Jonah ask that makes Alex stop and think?
How many products do you make per day?
Why don’t you fire your foreman?
What is the goal of your company?
Who’s responsible for the robot delays?
According to Jonah, what is the real goal of a company?
To increase productivity
To lower operating costs
To make the best products
To make money
Which of the following best describes Throughput?
All the products stored in the warehouse
The rate the company spends money
The rate the company makes money through sales
The number of workers on a shift
What does Inventory mean in Jonah’s three measurements?
The number of machines in use
All the materials purchased but not yet sold
The weekly production schedule
The amount of money spent on wages
What is Operational Expense?
The total number of orders received
The value of unsold inventory
The money spent turning inventory into products
The profits from sales
Why can a company be making products and still losing money?
Because products made don’t always sell or cover expenses
Because they aren’t using robots
Because the workers are too slow
Because prices are always dropping
What does “Herbie” represent in a production system?
A helpful manager
A new robot
A bottleneck or slowest point in the system
A training program for new workers
What does Alex do to help Herbie on the hike?
Sends him back to camp
Tells him to lead the group
Takes weight out of his backpack and distributes it
Tells everyone to walk slower
Jonah says that focusing only on efficiency can sometimes hurt a company.
True
False
Alex figures out how to fix the plant’s problems by improving every machine’s speed.
True
False
