Questions from the LinkedIn Lean

Bronze preparation GROUP

Which of the following is a type A Pull
Who conceived the Lean System?
system?
a) Eiji Toyoda
a) It works best when customer orders are
b) Shigeo Shingo
frequent and lead times are short and
c) Taiichi Ohno
stable
d) John Shooka)
b) Used when order frequency is low and
lead time is long
c) It carries little or no finished good
inventory
How many are the elements of standardized d) A combination of a type B and type C pull
work. systems running in parallel
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) None of above Which of the following is FALSE concerning
the principles for Lean measures:
a) Measure should encourage desired
behavior by the front lines
Talking about suggestion programs, which is b) Measures should provide information for
NOT true: senior managers to make decisions
a) A successful one has a hassle free process c) Principle a) takes precedence over
b) Rules must be clear principle b)
c) Intangible suggestions are accepted d) Principle b) takes precedence over
d) Quality first - then Quantity principle a)

Value stream improvement is primarily

If your company works for 3 shifts, each _________ responsibility
shift of 8h with 30min lunch and two 15min a) worker's
pause and your company has a daily b) Management's
demand for product A of 200 items. c) The consultants'
Which is the takt time in minutes for this d) The lean leader's
product?
a) 7*3/200
b) 200/7/3/60
c) 7*3*60/200
d) 200/7*3*60
Which is NOT part of the Visual a) Catchball
Management Triangle b) Hoshin kanri
a) Seeing as a group c) Nemawashi
b) Knowing as a group d) Heijunka
c) Acting as a group
d) Learning as a group

Which is one of the six big losses of TPM:

a) Idling and minor stoppages
What does EPE stand for? b) Reduced yield
a) Each Part Each... c) Equipment breakdown
b) Educational Program in Enterprise d) All of above
c) Extended Period of Experiment
d) Expected Performance Error

We seek to employ techniques of

__________ so that the out-of-standard
"How often a part or product actually is condition is visible.
completed by a process, as timed by a) Seeing waste
observation" corresponds to: b) Involvement
a) Value Added time c) Visual management
b) Lead time d) Stabilization
c) Takt time
d) Cycle time

"At Toyota" says the author, "I learned that

Usually: improvement was impossible without
a) Lead Time < Cycle Time < Value added stability in the 4 Ms"
Time Which are those 4 Ms?
b) Value added Time < Cycle Time < Lead a) Man, Machine, Material, Method
Time b) Muda, Mura, Mura, Motion
c) Cycle Time < Lead Time < Value added c) Marketing, Manufacturing, Management,
Time Media
d) Lead Time < Value added time < Cycle d) Mean, Median, Mode, Mean absolute
Time deviation

Which of the following Japanese words

means "to prepare a tree for transplanting"
A Practical Kaizen Training is an intense a) Poka yoke
activity that takes: b) Heijunka box
a) One month c) Kanban
b) Three weeks d) Andon
c) Two weeks
d) One week
These require an upstream search for the
root cause:
a) Horizontal source inspections
Which of the following is/are example(s) of b) Vertical source inspections
Management as theater: c) Upstream source inspections
a) Line-side process reviews d) Downstream source inspections
b) Safety or quality "auctions"
c) Current condition presentations
d) All of above According to psychological literature select
which of the following is more important as
motivator of a suggestion program:
a) A gift
Which of the following is the CORE activity b) Cash
of management: c) Recognition by peers
a) Reduce muda d) A congratulation card
b) PDCA
c) Firefighting
d) Standardisation
Which of the following is NOT a value that
will nurture the organization's culture in
order to grow involvement activities:
Which of the following statements is true a) Openness
for standardized work: b) Mutual trust
a) There is no one best way to do the work c) Customer focus
b) Workers should design the work d) Working in silos
c) The purpose of standardized work is to
provide a basis for improvement
d) All of above are true

How is it called, a production-scheduling

tool that tells us visually when, what and
how many to build:
Which of the following is NOT one of the six In a Value Stream Map, what is the symbol
kanban rules: for inventory?
a) Level production a) A rectangle
b) Produce only the quantity on the b) A triangle (tip pointing upwards)
production order c) An inverted triangle (tip pointing
c) Use kanban to fine-tune production downwards)
d) Stabilize and strengthen the process d) A circle

Which is considered the nervous system of Toyota introduced JIT production in 1950 in
Lean production: response to very concrete problems. Which
a) Hoshing planning of the following is NOT one of them:
b) Kanban a) Rapidly changing technology
c) Poka yoke b) High cost of capital
d) The suggestion program c) Increasing prices
d) Fragmented markets demanding many
products in low volumes

The role of the supervisor is not only to

produce de required quantity and quality
but also to: Which of the following is an output of a
a) Lead problem solving hoshin deployment?
b) Lead the suggestion program a) Affinity diagrams
c) Lead kaizen b) Tree diagrams
d) Lead standardization c) A3 strategic plans
d) All of above

The key measures of machine effectiveness

are:
a) Availability, Performance efficiency,
overall equipment effectiveness
b) Availability, efficiency, quality
c) Availability, defects, OEE
d) All of above
Which of the following "big losses" is
classified as a Downtime:
a) Equipment breakdown
b) Reduced speed - the actual machine
speed is less than the design speed
c) Process defects
d) Reduced yield
From a system view, our goal is to provide a iv)... gives assignments that are just beyond
required level of output that meets our people capabilities
expectations and those of our customer for v)... concerns about people development
PQCDSM, being:
P: Productivity a) i, ii and iii
Q: Quality b) ii, iii and iv
C: Cost c) i, iv and v
... d) ii, iv an v
What does S stands for?

a) Security
b) Social engagement Which of the following is the better option
c) Safety and environment for a poka yoke:
d) Standards a) Simple, low cost, short life, low reliability
b) High reliability, high cost, long life, not
designed for workplace, high maintenance
c) Simple, low cost, high reliability, high
What are the two kinds of conveyance in maintenance, short life
the kanban system? d) Simple, long life, low cost, high reliability,
i) Fixed time and variable quantity low maintenance, designed for workplace
conveyance
ii) Fixed time and fixed quantity conveyance
iii) Fixed quantity and variable time
conveyance In a Value Stream Map, what does the
iv) Variable time and variable quantity following symbol represent?
conveyance

a) i and ii
b) i and iii
c) ii and iv
d) iii and iv a) Go see
b) An operator
c) Sequenced pull
d) Point kaizen
A good leader...:
i)... gauges team member capability
ii)... puts people in situations they are
incapable of handling
iii)... blames people when the goal is not
achieved
What is the explicit goal of involvement?
a) Improve Productivity
b) Improve Moral
c) Improve Quality
d) Improve PQCDSM
What is the DEEPER goal of involvement?
a) Improve team member capabilities
b) Improve Productivity
c) Improve PQCDSM
d) Improve cost
What is GTS (Grasping the situation)?
a) A PDCA component
b) A part of a tree diagram
c) A box in an A3 form
d) An inspection approach
Which one is true?
a) Flow kaizen is the value stream
improvement
b) Flow kaizen focuses on material and
information flow
c) Process kaizen focuses on people and
process flow
d) All of above
What does FIFO stand for?
a) Frequently Input For Operator
b) Fast Immersion, Full Observation
c) First In, First Out
d) Find It From Observation
In the Lean system, we seek to maximize:
a) Machine utilization
b) People utilization
c) Raw material utilization
d) Time utilization
A Poka-yoke can detect:
i) Deviation in the work piece
II) Deviation in the work method
III) Deviation from some fixed value
a) i) and ii)
b) ii) and iii)
c) i), ii) and iii)
d) iii) only
Which of the following is the Stage 3 of
TPM?
a) Measure six big losses
b) Stabilize equipment
c) Eliminate losses
d) Restore equipment
The "Book of knowledge" is where we keep:
a) Our annual Hoshins for key goal areas
b) Our Lean theory books
c) Our VSM diagrams
d) Our improvement suggestions
 The Japanese word 'Jidoka' comprises 3
Chinese characters: ji, do and ka.
"Ji" refers to:
Hoshin kanri means:
a) Star illuminating our path a) The worker
b) Ship in a storm on the right path b) The work or motion
c) Wind blowing to the right direction c) The product or service
d) Airplane flying safely through a storm d) The machine

Hoshin kanri targets... The Japanese word 'Jidoka' comprises 3

a) The "small stones" Chinese characters: ji, do and ka.
b) The many routine work problems "Do" refers to:
c) The critical few problems a) The worker
d) The suggestion system b) The product or service
c) The machine
d) The motion or work

At a Kaizen Circle Activity (KCA), the person

that guides team members through
problem-solving process is: At a Kaizen Circle Activity (KCA), the person
a) The facilitator that provides problem-solving training, if
b) The advisor requested, is:
c) The manager a) The manager
d) The circle Trainer b) The advisor
c) The facilitator
d) The circle Trainer

Practical Kaizen training (PKT) should

address:
a) VSM, Cycle time, JIT System At a Kaizen Circle Activity (KCA), the person
b) PDCA, Jidoka, PQCDSM that provides technical or administrative
c) TPM, 5S. poka-yoke advice, as required, is:
d) Muda, standardized work, kaizen a) The manager
b) The advisor
c) The facilitator
d) The circle Trainer
 expectations and those of our customer for
PQCDSM, being:
At a Kaizen Circle Activity (KCA), the person P: Productivity
that approves recommendations is: Q: Quality
a) The manager C: Cost
b) The advisor ...
c) The facilitator What does M stand for?
d) The circle Trainer
a) Management
b) Morale
c) Machinery
Which of the following is an example of d) Material
how team working is promoted at Toyota:
a) Employment security
b) All team members wear the same
uniform irrespective of their position in the From a system view, our goal is to provide a
organisation required level of output that meets our
c) There are no executive offices or dining expectations and those of our customer for
room PQCDSM, being:
d) All of above P: Productivity
Q: Quality
C: Cost
...
When using the five why analysis, we fall What does D stands for?
into one of 3 categories of root cause,
which are those categories? a) Defects
a) Inadequate standard, inadequate b) Delivery time
adherence to standards, inadequate system c) Demand
b) Inadequate material, inadequate use of d) Distance
materials, inadequate product
c) Inadequate vision, inadequate mission,
inadequate objectives
d) Inadequate staff, inadequate training,
To continually improve QUALITY, we need a
inadequate environment
long term ________ strategy.
a) Jidoka
b) Hoshin kanri
c) Kaizen
From a system view, our goal is to provide a
d) Rewards
required level of output that meets our
a) Lean Production Simplified - p.104
Hoshin kanri page 121

In a VSM, which of the following arrows

represents a "Manual information Flow"?

d) Learning to see

In a VSM, which of the following arrows

represents "Finished goods to customer"?

a) Learning to see

In a VSM, which of the following arrows

represents an "Electronic information
flow"?

b) Learning to see

In a VSM, which of the following arrows

represents a PUSH flow?
In a VSM, what does this icon represent? Who conceived Jidoka and single-minute
exchange of dies (SMED)
a) Taiichi Ohno
b) Shigeo Shingo
c) Seiichi Nakajima
d) Shigeo Shingo

a) Supermarket
b) Buffer or safety stock
c) Data box
d) Kanban post

Who conceived Total productive

maintenance (TPM)
a) Kenichi Sekine
b) Taiichi Ohno
c) Seiichi Nakajima
d) Hiroyuki Hirano

Who conceived the 5S system?

a) Hiroyuki Hirano
b) Kenichi Sekine
c) Shigeo Shingo
d) Taiichi Ohno