Lean Manufacturing and JIT

Question 1

The traditional production system is based on the forecast of _______ and on the _______ .

Answer 1

Demand, stocks

Question 2

In a pull production system the last operation receives customer’s _______ and transfers its needs to the _______ operation, and so on.

Answer 2

Order, previous

Question 3

The Just in Time system is a pull system. [True/False]

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The JIT stock is the _______ to keep system activity.

Answer 4

Minimum

Question 5

To reduce the stock level is necessary to reduce the size of the batches. [True/False]

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Reduce the batch size makes the costs of stocks…
A. Sometimes increase and others decrease
B. Increase
C. Do not vary
D. Decrease

Answer 6

B

Question 7

When the batch size is 560 the average stock
is _______ units.

Answer 7

280

Question 8

In a JIT system the current (optimal) batch it has to be reduced to a third of the its size. Knowing that the other conditions remain constant, how much the issue costs would have to reduce?
A. One quarter
B. One third
C. One ninth
D. Not vary

Answer 8

C

Question 9

The SMED method is used to _______ the _______ time employed to switch from one product to another on a machine or process.

Answer 9

Reduce, prepartion