PTAC TEST 3 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT
The Leans trategy Answer - can be implemented either as a stand-alone
strategy or as an add-on to an existing
Six Sigma effort
One of the major benefits of the Lean approach is Answer - the elimination of
much of the costly waste that reduces profits
Dr. James Womack introduced the term "Lean"in the 1980s when he published
his book describing Answer - the Toyota Production System (TPS)
4. ThetraditionaltermforwasteinJapaneseis________. Answer -
Unit A currently schedules its lunch hour one hour before Unit B's. The
company has asked each unit to assign half of their workers to take the early
break and the other half the later break. Which form of waste will that reduce?
Answer - transport
The Japanese term for lack of uniformity is Answer - Mura
Using the Lean approach can result in________. Answer - a reduction of waste
, Among the available Lean optimization tools, the processing industry will
Answer - choose tools based upon the operations area within the company
A value stream map (VSM) Answer - is a high-level flowchart of a process from
the time a customer submits an order until the point where the customer
receives it
Kanbans are Answer - inventory management cards used in Japan to signal
that more product is needed from the previous step in a just-in-time process
Value stream maps (VSMs) can Answer - assist in identifying ways to schedule
processes so that production can most
efficiently keep up with customer demands
The timeline on a value stream map (VSM) shows both Answer - lead time and
process time
A valuable application of a value stream map (VSM) can be Answer - to make a
future-state map based on the current VSM and use it to guide the
improvement process
Just-in-time production directly addresses which of seven categories of Muda
(waste)? Answer - Defects
At some point during their work, process technicians will need to Answer -
oversee designed experiments
A model can be generated Answer - by using data collected from the process
to predict future performance
UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT
The Leans trategy Answer - can be implemented either as a stand-alone
strategy or as an add-on to an existing
Six Sigma effort
One of the major benefits of the Lean approach is Answer - the elimination of
much of the costly waste that reduces profits
Dr. James Womack introduced the term "Lean"in the 1980s when he published
his book describing Answer - the Toyota Production System (TPS)
4. ThetraditionaltermforwasteinJapaneseis________. Answer -
Unit A currently schedules its lunch hour one hour before Unit B's. The
company has asked each unit to assign half of their workers to take the early
break and the other half the later break. Which form of waste will that reduce?
Answer - transport
The Japanese term for lack of uniformity is Answer - Mura
Using the Lean approach can result in________. Answer - a reduction of waste
, Among the available Lean optimization tools, the processing industry will
Answer - choose tools based upon the operations area within the company
A value stream map (VSM) Answer - is a high-level flowchart of a process from
the time a customer submits an order until the point where the customer
receives it
Kanbans are Answer - inventory management cards used in Japan to signal
that more product is needed from the previous step in a just-in-time process
Value stream maps (VSMs) can Answer - assist in identifying ways to schedule
processes so that production can most
efficiently keep up with customer demands
The timeline on a value stream map (VSM) shows both Answer - lead time and
process time
A valuable application of a value stream map (VSM) can be Answer - to make a
future-state map based on the current VSM and use it to guide the
improvement process
Just-in-time production directly addresses which of seven categories of Muda
(waste)? Answer - Defects
At some point during their work, process technicians will need to Answer -
oversee designed experiments
A model can be generated Answer - by using data collected from the process
to predict future performance
