LEAN SIX SIGMA AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Flow. Answer: Flow = f(x) ~six sigma Y = f(x), where Y is a function
of the inputs x.
●● Lean Enterprise. Answer: An organization which fully understands,
communicates, implements, and sustains lean concepts seamlessly
throughout all operational and functional areas.
●● Lean Management. Answer: Performance management consisting of
maintaining and controlling existing processes and improving existing
processes.
●● Lean Performance Management Concepts. Answer: Includes Value,
Value stream management, Flow, Pull, and Pursuit of Perfection.
●● Value. Answer: Products must meet the value desired by the
customer to meet their needs and wants.
●● Value Stream Management. Answer: Managing the actions required
by the organization to get a product to the customer.
, ●● Pull. Answer: Making products only when customers create demand.
●● Pursuit of Perfection. Answer: Continuous improvement process to
address waste at all levels of the organization.
●● Dr. W Edward Deming. Answer: Taught statistical quality control
methods to American companies to improve industrial efficiency during
WWII.
●● Six Sigma as a Metric. Answer: Used to assess process performance
and the results of improvement efforts - a way to measure quality.
●● Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO). Answer: The sigma
scale measures defects per million opportunities.
●● Six Sigma. Answer: Equates to 3.4 defects per million opportunities.
●● Six Sigma as a Methodology. Answer: Builds on the six sigma metric
and applies DMAIC and DMADV methodologies.
●● DMAIC. Answer: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
methodology to analyze processes.
IMPROVEMENT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Flow. Answer: Flow = f(x) ~six sigma Y = f(x), where Y is a function
of the inputs x.
●● Lean Enterprise. Answer: An organization which fully understands,
communicates, implements, and sustains lean concepts seamlessly
throughout all operational and functional areas.
●● Lean Management. Answer: Performance management consisting of
maintaining and controlling existing processes and improving existing
processes.
●● Lean Performance Management Concepts. Answer: Includes Value,
Value stream management, Flow, Pull, and Pursuit of Perfection.
●● Value. Answer: Products must meet the value desired by the
customer to meet their needs and wants.
●● Value Stream Management. Answer: Managing the actions required
by the organization to get a product to the customer.
, ●● Pull. Answer: Making products only when customers create demand.
●● Pursuit of Perfection. Answer: Continuous improvement process to
address waste at all levels of the organization.
●● Dr. W Edward Deming. Answer: Taught statistical quality control
methods to American companies to improve industrial efficiency during
WWII.
●● Six Sigma as a Metric. Answer: Used to assess process performance
and the results of improvement efforts - a way to measure quality.
●● Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO). Answer: The sigma
scale measures defects per million opportunities.
●● Six Sigma. Answer: Equates to 3.4 defects per million opportunities.
●● Six Sigma as a Methodology. Answer: Builds on the six sigma metric
and applies DMAIC and DMADV methodologies.
●● DMAIC. Answer: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
methodology to analyze processes.
