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What does Lean Six Sigma aim to do?

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Improve performance🎭 by systematically removing waste🗑️ and reducing variation.<>

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What is the primary focus of Lean methodology?

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Speeding🏎️ up processes and reducing waste.🗑️

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What does Six Sigma primarily focus on?

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Reducing variation and improving processes to achieve better quality output.

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What does DMAIC stand for?

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Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control.

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What is the purpose of the Define phase in DMAIC?

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Define the problem, the voice of the customer, and the project goals.

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What is the purpose of the Measure phase in DMAIC?

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Quantify the problem and collect data.

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What is the purpose of the Analyze phase in DMAIC?

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Identify the cause of the defect.

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What is the purpose of the Improve phase in DMAIC?

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Implement and verify the solution.

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What is the purpose of the Control phase in DMAIC?

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Maintain the solution to ensure the problem stays eliminated.

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What does SIPOC stand for?

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Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers.

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What is Voice of the Customer (VOC)?

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The customer’s voice, expectations, preferences, comments about products and services.

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What does CTQ stand for and what does it mean?

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Critical to Quality - measurable characteristics of a product or process whose performance standards must be met to satisfy the customer.

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What does Process Map represent?

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The steps in a process.

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What is the purpose of the 5 Whys technique?

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To get to the root cause of a problem.

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What is represented in a Pareto Chart?

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Individual values in descending order by bars and the cumulative total by a line.

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What is the meaning of Kaizen?

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Continuous improvement.

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What is a Value Stream Map used for?

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To illustrate and improve the steps required to produce a product or service.

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What does a Control Chart study?

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How a process changes over time.

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What does a Histogram represent?

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The frequency of occurrence of data points in a dataset.

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What is a Fishbone Diagram used for?

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To identify, sort, and display possible causes of a specific problem or quality characteristic.

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What is Poka-Yoke?

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A method to prevent mistakes by designing the manufacturing process, equipment, and tools in a way that an operation cannot be performed incorrectly.

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What does Process Capability measure?

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The ability of a process to meet its specifications.

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What is a Gemba Walk?

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The practice of leaders observing work where it is done and talking to the employees.

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What does Muda represent?

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Waste or non-value adding activity.

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What is the 5S method?

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A workplace organization method used to create and maintain an orderly, clean, high-performance workplace.

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What does RACI stand for?

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Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.

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What does FMEA stand for and what is its purpose?

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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis - to identify all possible failures in a design, a manufacturing or assembly process, or a product or service.

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What does Regression Analysis identify?

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The relationships between variables.

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What is Design of Experiments (DOE) used for?

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To determine the relationship between factors affecting a process and the output of that process.

30
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What does ANOVA stand for and what does it test?

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Analysis of Variance - it tests differences between two or more means.

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What is the purpose of Benchmarking?

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To compare business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies.

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What is Brainstorming used for?

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To generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem.

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What does Standard Deviation measure?

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The amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

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What does a Normal Distribution represent?

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The distribution of a real-valued random variable.

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What is a Confidence Interval?

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A range of values, derived from a statistical algorithm, that is likely to contain an unknown population parameter.

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What is Takt Time?

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The rate at which a product needs to be produced to meet customer demand.

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What is the Pull System principle in lean manufacturing?

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A method meant to reduce waste in the production process.

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What is a Balanced Scorecard used for?

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To identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes.

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What is a KPI?

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Key Performance Indicator - a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives.

40
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What does Hoshin Kanri stand for?

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Policy Deployment - a method for ensuring that the strategic goals of a company drive progress and action at every level within the company.

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What does Gage R&R stand for and what does it measure?

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Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility - it measures the amount of variation in the measurement system arising from the measurement device and the people taking the measurement.

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What is a Non-Value Added Activity?

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An activity that does not add value to the product or service from the customer’s perspective.

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What is represented in a Scatter Diagram?

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The relationship between two variables.

44
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What is the principle of Single Piece Flow?

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Production is based on immediate customer demand.

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What does Correlation measure?

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The degree to which two variables move in relation to each other.

46
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What is Jidoka?

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A practice in Lean that gives machines and operators the ability to detect when an abnormal condition has occurred and stop work.

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What is the Just-In-Time (JIT) production model?

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Items are created to meet demand, not created in surplus or in advance of need.

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What are the five stages in 5S?

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Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.

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What is a Run Chart used for?

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To visualize a process performance over time, highlighting any trends or patterns.

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What is Heijunka?

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It’s a Lean practice of leveling production by volume or product type, reducing muda and lead time.

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