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Chapter 07 - Lean Thinking and Lean Systems
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31. Which of the following is NOT an approach recommended for facilitating implementation
of lean?
32. Supplier relationships in a lean system are usually developed as an “integrated supplier
program” that includes
33. In a lean system, work-in-process inventory is
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34. In lean thinking, inventory hides a variety of forms of waste. Which of the following is
NOT an example of waste hidden by inventory?
35. The effect of a lean system on employees can best be described as
36. Under a lean thinking philosophy, which of the following would LEAST likely be
considered waste?
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37. Which of the following best represents the idea behind the 5 Why technique?
38. A monthly production schedule calls for 20,000 units of product A, 10,000 units of
39. If market demand is 2,000 units of a product per day and there are 14 hours of production
time available each day across two shifts, how many units need to be produced per minute to
match market demand?
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40. Which of the following would NOT be an example of waste in a retail grocery store?
41. Which of the following describes a kaizen event?
True/False Questions
42. External setups refer to actions that require stopping the production process.
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43. According to the lean philosophy, a stable master production schedule is desirable to
reduce the work-in-process inventories.
44. Value stream maps are similar to flowcharts and are used for identifying the waste and
non-value-added steps in the current process.
45. Lean is an example of a pull system while lean thinking is an example of a push system.
46. A kanban system cannot be used in service industries.
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47. Kaizen events typically take from one to two months.
48. One-touch setups could require as long as nine minutes to perform.
49. With lean thinking, a firm’s operations layout should evolve to a cellular manufacturing
layout.
50. One of the keys to reducing inventory is reducing lead time.
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51. Preventive maintenance is another term for stabilizing the master schedule.
52. Takt time is the demand for the period divided by the available time for production.
53. Toyota production system is another term for a lean system.
54. "Gemba" refers to data collection using the company's information system.
55. The Japanese term for waste is "gemba."
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Essay Questions
56. What are the five tenets of lean thinking? In your own words, provide a road map for
implementing lean thinking in a manufacturing or service operations.
LO: 7.2
Topic: Lean Tenets
Difficulty: 2 Moderate
AACSB: Reflective thinking, written communication
Bloom’s: Understand
Feedback: See below.
The five basic elements of lean thinking are
57. What are the seven forms of waste that a lean system is intended to prevent?
