--------------- QUIZ ON LEAN AND VSM ----------------

1. Primary aim of Lean manufacturing is to

[A] Improve product quality

[B] To reduce new product development time
[C] To make processes robust
[D] To eliminate waste

2. Value adding activity means

[A] Activity that adds value to the product in the eyes of customers
[B] Activity that adds value to the product in the eyes of manufacturer
[C] activity that requires valuable resources
[D] None of above

3. In Lean terminology Waste means

[A] Part of any activity which is inevitable

[B] Part of activity when operator is idle
[C] Rejection of material because of quality related problems
[D] Use of any resource that does not add value to product or service

4. In 7 Wastes, Overproduction means

[A] Producing more than required

[B] Producing earlier than required
[C] Both [A] and [B]
[D] Neither [A] nor [B]

5. Objectives of Line balancing include

[A] Each process is done in same amount of time

[B] Each process is completed in best possible time
[C] Each operator doing more than one task
[D] Creating enough WIP so that machine does not stop for want of work

6. Lean Manufacturing methods include

[A] Using all capacity and producing maximum possible volumes of production
[B] Identifying and eliminating 7 wastes
[C] Cutting down number of operators employed on machines
[D] None of above]

7. A production process consists of four operations and output rate of each operation is 15 #, 20 #, 30 # and 19 #
per hour respectively. Hence production per hour is expected to be,

[A] 21 # per hour

[B] 15 # per hour
[C] 84 # per hour
[D] 30 # per hour
8. VSM is used to describe,

[A] Only material flow

[B] Only information flow
[C] Only value adding activities
[D] None of above

9. A machine produces 900 pieces per hour. The machining time in the machine is 24 seconds. What is the cycle
time?

[A] 24 seconds
[B] 4 seconds
[C] 6 seconds
[D] None of above

10. While plotting VSM

[A] Start from Incoming material and follow Material flow

[B] Start by identifying wastes and then operations creating wastes
[C] Start by plotting value adding activities
[D] Start from customers requirements

11. TAKT TIME helps us to calculate

[A] Time to be allocated for each operation

[B] Non value adding time
[C] Value adding time
[D] Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

12. VSM is a lean tool and its main purpose is

[A] reducing tool change and toll setting time

[B] understanding the process and improving it
[C] implementing 5S to improve workplace
[D] reduce rejection

Question No 1 2 3 4 5 6
Answer D A D C A B

Question No 7 8 9 10 11 12
Answer B D B D A B