Lean Management MCQ Questions Answers

1. What are the advantages of applying Lean to a supply chain?

2. Single unit manufacturing cannot be approximated to continuous flow manufacturing.

3. _________ means to clear the work area.

4. According to the Theory of Constraints, ______________________.

5. What is the main function of Lean?

6. Six Sigma processes are implemented by organizations to reduce __________.

7. What is not an advantage of SMED?

8. How many wastes are identified by Lean?

9. Who is involved in the implementation of Kaizen?

10. Which feature does not describe the features of the Ford system?

11. A flexible process is:

12. Which is true with regard to Synchronized Flow Manufacturing?

13. What is Takt Time?

14. Who introduced the concept of mass production?

15. Which is not synonymous with Lean Manufacturing?

16. What is also known as 'law zero' in Lean Six Sigma?

17. The data that does not need to be communicated in a Visual Factory environment are:

18. Synchronous Flow Manufacturing plans inventory around:

19. What is the similarity between Lean and Six Sigma?

20. For any company to reach a 'level 6' sigma, there should only be _______ defects per million opportunities.

21. What does Kanban mean?

22. What is the formula to calculate cycle time?

23. Which cannot be considered a waste?

24. Which is not a Lean Tool?

25. Whom did the four locations on the large board of the Beer Game not represent?

26. Who is known as the 'father of scientific management'?

27. What is the function of SMED?

28. Which is not done by poka-yoke?

29. What is the main reason for the occurrence of waste?

30. Which loss does not eliminate TPM?

31. Which need not be a feature of Lean metrics?

32. Applying Lean to Supply Chain Management helps to certify the suppliers.

33. Cycle Time Reduction is:

34. Which method helps in the optimization of machinery?

35. Pull System is another name for ______.

36. Where was the first TPM conference held?

37. Which principle of Lean makes use of spaghetti charts?

38. Which is true regarding value stream mapping?

39. Which is necessary for the success of Lean implementation?

40. Why did Ford begin to lose its hold in the market?

41. What is C's essential for Supply Chain Management?

42. The various kinds of Kanban include: