Posted: July 20th, 2016

Which of the following would you not expect to see in a lean environment?

B
51. The lean philosophy suggests that workers are _________.
A. Assets
B. Liabilities
C. Interchangeable
D. Replaceable
E. To be phased out
A
52. The ultimate goal of lean operations is to have:
A. no in-process inventories
B. cross-trained workers capable of handling every process
C. a smooth, rapid flow of materials through the system
D. no setup times
E. all of the above
C
53. Which one of the following is not one of the building blocks that is the foundation of the lean philosophy?
A. product design
B. process design
C. personnel/organizational elements
D. manufacturing planning and control
E. kanban
E
54. Building up an inventory of standard parts or modules instead of immediately producing the finished end items is the essence of:
A. delayed differentiation
B. kanban
C. autonomation
D. andon
E. matrix management
A
55. Which of the following would you not expect to see in a lean environment?
A. a flexible system
B. minimum inventory
C. little waste
D. reduced setup times
E. a significant number of daily schedule changes