Hanks Final

Question 1

Value-Stream Mapping

Answer 1

Technique for identifying value-added and non value-added activities in a process

Question 2

Cost, quality, delivery, safety

Answer 2

Key performance outcomes, tracked by lean organizations

Question 3

Single Minute Exchange of Dies

Answer 3

Technique developed by Shigeo Shingo, facilitating mixed manufacturing

Question 4

PDCA

Answer 4

Deming/Shewhart Cycle

Question 5

Hoshin Kanri

Answer 5

Planning process aligning goals, outcomes and key performance activities

Question 6

5-S

Answer 6

A red tag area is utilized in this proces

Question 7

Genchi Genbutsu

Answer 7

Going to the workplace to have a look for yourself

Question 8

Heijunka

Answer 8

Production strategy designed to eliminate mura

Question 9

Poke Yoke

Answer 9

Device that stops the machine if a part fails to meet a particular specification

Question 10

Takt Time

Answer 10

Rate of customer demand

Question 11

Inventory

Answer 11

One of the 7 wastes

Question 12

Cellular Manufacturing

Answer 12

Technique for organizing work, facilitating one piece flow, communication between workers and autonomation

Question 13

5-Whys

Answer 13

Tool utilized to facilitate root cuase analysis

Question 14

Lead Time

Answer 14

Time between placing an order and receiving it

Question 15

Jidoka

Answer 15

Stopping the process to build in quality/smart use of people and machines

Question 16

Cycle Time

Answer 16

The time itakes to do a process

Question 17

Andon

Answer 17

A visual signal indicating whether all is going well or whether there is a problem

Question 18

Kanban

Answer 18

Cards, empty bins, empty carts, signaling the need to refill or produce

Question 19

Visual Management Triangle

Answer 19

We see, act, and know together

Question 20

Standardized Work

Answer 20

Job element sheets are associated with

Question 21

Unused human potential

Answer 21

The 8th waste

Question 22

Muri

Answer 22

Poor ergonomics, inappropriate tools, etc

Question 23

Zone Control

Answer 23

Ensuring quality at the source

Question 24

SMART

Answer 24

Characteristics of good goals or targets

Question 25

Flow and Pull

Answer 25

Opposite of “batch and queue” production

Question 26

Gemba

Answer 26

The workplace

Question 27

A-3

Answer 27

Short, one-page reports used in planning and kaizen initiatives

Question 28

Kaizen

Answer 28

Continuous improvement

Question 29

Stability

Answer 29

Foundation of TPS

Question 30

Supermarket

Answer 30

Place from which inventory is pulled

Question 31

Katakana

Answer 31

Waste that can be eliminated quickly through point Kaizen

Question 32

TPM

Answer 32

Facilitates overall equipment effectiveness

Question 33

Lean Six Sigma

Answer 33

Approach to study improve and stabilize processes utilizing statistics

Question 34

Skills training matrix

Answer 34

Identifies who can do what processes

Question 35

Kaizen Event

Answer 35

Focused event designed to focus on and improve a process or value stream