MG 390 MODULE 9 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
A push system requires a high degree of coordination between production
stations Answer - false
A pull system is likely to struggle to meet demand during demand strikes
Answer - True
Which of the following statements is true of push and pull systems? Answer -
push and pull systems are opposite but can still be used together
good reasons to reduce your setup times in a factory are Answer - 1. down
machine has no output
2. setup times are constant and cannot be controlled
3. long setup times create additional inventory
Which of these is a concept for reducing set up times? Answer - single minute
exchange of die
scheduling major change-overs sequentially helps to shorten overall setup
times for the factory Answer - false
Which of these statements is true? Answer - 1. the key to mass customization
is postponement
,2. postponement depends upon the use of standardization and modularization
it is actually possible to postpone the point of differentiation outside of the
factory and further down the supply chain Answer - true
beginning production based on a forecast of customer demand is called a
______ strategy Answer - push
what phrase refers to the idea that all steps in supply chain processes that
deliver goods and services to the customer should create value? Answer -
value chain
what term refers to the optimization of value-adding activities and elimination
of non-value-adding activities that are part of a value stream? Answer - waste
reduction
the text lists seven prominent types of waste that should be eliminated from
the supply chain. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Answer - None
of the above! They are all included in wastes that should be eliminated from
supply chains
1. Waste from overproduction
2. Transportation waste
3. Waste of waiting time
4. Waste of motion
Henry Ford used ___ concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to
make automobiles Answer - JIT
in lean production, what is defined as something for which the customer is
willing to pay? Answer - customer value
, which of the following is not an example of process waste? Answer - defect
free products
When comparing service processes and manufacturing, the same sources of
variation cause waste Answer - false
The nature of service products is that the execution of each service delivery has
some uniqueness. This variability typically leads to a _____ distribution of task
times. Answer - negative exponential
What type of inventory is impacted by lean production? Answer - Raw
Materials
finished goods
What type of activities transform materials and information into something the
customer wants? Answer - value-adding
From which company did lean evolve? Answer - Toyota
What is defined as anything that does not add value from the customer's
perspective? Answer - waste
When comparing service processes to manufacturing processes, one would say
that they are _________ controllable. Answer - less
Lean production requires that activities be __________________ to achieve
production using minimal inventories. Answer - integrated
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
A push system requires a high degree of coordination between production
stations Answer - false
A pull system is likely to struggle to meet demand during demand strikes
Answer - True
Which of the following statements is true of push and pull systems? Answer -
push and pull systems are opposite but can still be used together
good reasons to reduce your setup times in a factory are Answer - 1. down
machine has no output
2. setup times are constant and cannot be controlled
3. long setup times create additional inventory
Which of these is a concept for reducing set up times? Answer - single minute
exchange of die
scheduling major change-overs sequentially helps to shorten overall setup
times for the factory Answer - false
Which of these statements is true? Answer - 1. the key to mass customization
is postponement
,2. postponement depends upon the use of standardization and modularization
it is actually possible to postpone the point of differentiation outside of the
factory and further down the supply chain Answer - true
beginning production based on a forecast of customer demand is called a
______ strategy Answer - push
what phrase refers to the idea that all steps in supply chain processes that
deliver goods and services to the customer should create value? Answer -
value chain
what term refers to the optimization of value-adding activities and elimination
of non-value-adding activities that are part of a value stream? Answer - waste
reduction
the text lists seven prominent types of waste that should be eliminated from
the supply chain. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Answer - None
of the above! They are all included in wastes that should be eliminated from
supply chains
1. Waste from overproduction
2. Transportation waste
3. Waste of waiting time
4. Waste of motion
Henry Ford used ___ concepts as he streamlined his moving assembly lines to
make automobiles Answer - JIT
in lean production, what is defined as something for which the customer is
willing to pay? Answer - customer value
, which of the following is not an example of process waste? Answer - defect
free products
When comparing service processes and manufacturing, the same sources of
variation cause waste Answer - false
The nature of service products is that the execution of each service delivery has
some uniqueness. This variability typically leads to a _____ distribution of task
times. Answer - negative exponential
What type of inventory is impacted by lean production? Answer - Raw
Materials
finished goods
What type of activities transform materials and information into something the
customer wants? Answer - value-adding
From which company did lean evolve? Answer - Toyota
What is defined as anything that does not add value from the customer's
perspective? Answer - waste
When comparing service processes to manufacturing processes, one would say
that they are _________ controllable. Answer - less
Lean production requires that activities be __________________ to achieve
production using minimal inventories. Answer - integrated
