Introduction Lean

Question 1

What are three of the seven sources of waste that Toyota identified?

Waiting
Defects
Money
Transportation

Answer 1

Waiting
Defects
Transportation

Question 2

Which of the following are rules of lean? Select all that apply

A. Activities: Structured and standardized
B. Ideal State
C. Connections: Clearly defined transfer of material and information between every customer and supplier
D. Current Reality
E. Improvements: Small and rapid through experimentation at the point of activity

Answer 2

A, C, E

Question 3

Big gains come through large, slow improvements.

True
False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following are goals of Lean? Select all that apply.

Improved quality
Faster cycle time
Improved safety
One time initiative

Answer 4

Improved quality
Faster cycle time
Improved safety

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the five lean principles?

Directly observe work as activities, connections, and flows
Detect, contain and solve problems immediately.
Lean is the weapon against waste.
Learn, innovate and improve

Answer 5

Lean is the weapon against waste