OIS 5650 (QUIZZES) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is commonly an important element in any improvement methodology? -
ANS communication
In today's business environment, application of lean principles is _________ - ANS a strategic
weapon
What size is usually needed for a sample size to be considered credible or statistically
significant? - ANS 30
Aside from a terrorist act, or catastrophic technical problem, a commercial plane crash is
invariably errors of? - ANS teamwork and communication
A six sigma organization strives to have what percent of events fall within six sigma? -
ANS 99.9997%
What are the 5 S's in the 5s methodology? - ANS Sort
Set in order
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1
,Shine
Standardize
Sustain
What is the most common type of data distribution? - ANS normal distribution
Edwards Deming is best known for - ANS TQM
In the book "The Goal," Goldratt introduced the concept of _________ - ANS TOC (theory of
constraints)
In the context of this class, inventory in a production line is always a good thing - ANS It
depends
The reason (or more likely reasons) Joe Flom became widely successful was because... -
ANS He practiced his skills (M&A) in relative anonymity and then the market changes and his
services were in high demand
Chris Langan won how much money on 1 vs 100 - ANS $250,000
According to Gladwell, which of the following statements is most true regarding intelligence? -
ANS a minimum intelligence level (around 120) is required to succeed, then other factors
begin to have more weight
the Bible, without vision, people will _________ - ANS perish
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, Significant wealth is often determined by... - ANS -being born into the right family
-being born in the right year(s)
-being born with sufficient IQ
Why did Korean Airlines struggle with an excessive number of crashes? - ANS because of
cultural communication problems
Bill Joy was most greatly benefitted by... - ANS University of Michigan's computer lab
According to Gladwell in Outliers, frequently, people with Chinese heritage are better at math
because... - ANS language
Korean Airline's crash problems are best solved using... - ANS a systematic problem solving
approach along with understanding of cultures and language
To succeed as a leader of continuous improvements effort, which skill(s) are most critical? -
ANS having a vision and appropriately setting expectations to stake holders
What is the theory of constraints primary objective? - ANS improve throughput (sales)
If you go look at a factory, an operation that has a constraint (Herbie) will likely have... -
ANS a pile of inventory in front of the bottleneck
Taking cans of food and other items out of Herbie's backpack is analogous to... -
ANS elevating and improving the bottleneck
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is commonly an important element in any improvement methodology? -
ANS communication
In today's business environment, application of lean principles is _________ - ANS a strategic
weapon
What size is usually needed for a sample size to be considered credible or statistically
significant? - ANS 30
Aside from a terrorist act, or catastrophic technical problem, a commercial plane crash is
invariably errors of? - ANS teamwork and communication
A six sigma organization strives to have what percent of events fall within six sigma? -
ANS 99.9997%
What are the 5 S's in the 5s methodology? - ANS Sort
Set in order
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1
,Shine
Standardize
Sustain
What is the most common type of data distribution? - ANS normal distribution
Edwards Deming is best known for - ANS TQM
In the book "The Goal," Goldratt introduced the concept of _________ - ANS TOC (theory of
constraints)
In the context of this class, inventory in a production line is always a good thing - ANS It
depends
The reason (or more likely reasons) Joe Flom became widely successful was because... -
ANS He practiced his skills (M&A) in relative anonymity and then the market changes and his
services were in high demand
Chris Langan won how much money on 1 vs 100 - ANS $250,000
According to Gladwell, which of the following statements is most true regarding intelligence? -
ANS a minimum intelligence level (around 120) is required to succeed, then other factors
begin to have more weight
the Bible, without vision, people will _________ - ANS perish
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2
, Significant wealth is often determined by... - ANS -being born into the right family
-being born in the right year(s)
-being born with sufficient IQ
Why did Korean Airlines struggle with an excessive number of crashes? - ANS because of
cultural communication problems
Bill Joy was most greatly benefitted by... - ANS University of Michigan's computer lab
According to Gladwell in Outliers, frequently, people with Chinese heritage are better at math
because... - ANS language
Korean Airline's crash problems are best solved using... - ANS a systematic problem solving
approach along with understanding of cultures and language
To succeed as a leader of continuous improvements effort, which skill(s) are most critical? -
ANS having a vision and appropriately setting expectations to stake holders
What is the theory of constraints primary objective? - ANS improve throughput (sales)
If you go look at a factory, an operation that has a constraint (Herbie) will likely have... -
ANS a pile of inventory in front of the bottleneck
Taking cans of food and other items out of Herbie's backpack is analogous to... -
ANS elevating and improving the bottleneck
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