Mechanical Engineering Quiz # 22

Who administered the Sarbanes Oxley Act?

Securities and Exchange Commission

White House

Department of Justice

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

What kind of evidence must be provided when SPC is used?

Opinion

Statistical

Normative

Objective

Testimony

What is the term for provisions of objective evidence?

PROOF

EVIDENCE

SPC

PWMP

What does SQF stand for?

Statistical Quality Factor

Safe Quality Food

Quick and Easy Food

Superior Quality Food

Statistical Quality Function

What is the name of the program that HACCP and ISO processes are incorporated into?

HACCP and ISO are two different programs

HACCP Plus is the name of the program

SQF Incorporates both HACCP and ISO processes

Who stated nine primary activities are needed to achieve supplier quality assurance?

Malcolm Baldrige

Deming

Joseph M. Juran

Dr. W. Edwards Deming

Dr. C.D. Crosby

How many activities are needed to achieve supplier confidence?

Three

Ten

Eleven

Six

Nine

What is another word for "System"?

Program

Application

Process

App

What is an example of a system?

System C a group of particles

System B a group of objects

System A set of interrelated / interacting processes

System C an organization of people

System B a set of physical objects

What is the average time required to produce a unit of product for a given rate of demand?

Takt time

Production time

Processing time

Mean time

What does the German word taktzeit translate to?

Time period

Speed

Cycle time

Operating time

Timing

What is the German word for "cycle time"?

Taktzeit

Zyklus

Laufzeit

Zeitdauer

Throughput is the rate the system generates money through sales or the conversion of what into shipped product?

Inventory

Cash

Sales

Conversion

Sale

What is the rate the system generates money through sales?

Profit

Usage

Throughput

Revenues

Efficiency

What is the acronym for a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management?

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT

OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

What is the first concept in the Toyota Production System called?

Jidoka

Kaizen

Taiichi Ohno

Where does Toyota Production System fall under?

Kaizen

Lean manufacturing

Quality management

Six sigma

What is the English meaning of the Japanese word jidoka?

Automation with a human touch

A skillful therapist

The ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

A way of life

Calm perseverance

What is the name of the error that results in rejecting a lot of products?

Type I error

Error of omission

Probability error

What does a Type I error signify?

Incorrect decision to accept something

Correct decision to reject something

Incorrect decision to reject something

Type I error is called what in statistics?

An incorrect decision to reject something

The incorrect interpretation of data

The incorrect calculation of a probability

What is the name of the type of error that a decision to reject something is?

Statistical error

Type II error

What is a type II error?

Making a correct decision when it is unacceptable

Selecting the wrong null hypothesis

Incorrect decision to accept something when it is unacceptable

What type of evidence may be used to confirm the requirements?

Objective

Scientific

Subjective

Testimonial

Personal

What is the process of providing evidence that a requirement has been fulfilled called?

Verification Confirmation

Audit

Review

What sort of evidence is required to prove the requirements of a visa have been fulfilled?

Objective

Document

Written agreement

Written

Copy of passport

What is the purpose of verification confirmation?

To ensure that the recipient is who they say they are

Verifying that all required acknowledgments have been made

By examination and provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled

Ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data entered

To verify that the message has not been altered in transit

What does the Japanese word for waste translate to in English?

Trash

Rubbish

Garbage

Muda

What are several examples of items that may be prioritized by weighed voting?

Members of a deliberative assembly

Political issues

Issues, ideas or attributes

Preferences or opinions

Quality of life issues

Items between machines or equipment waiting to be processed are called what in the manufacturing world?

Raw materials

Finished goods

Work in process Items