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1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quality assurance?
Employees need to check own work regularly
It focuses on prevention (monitoring)
Assumes defects are inevitable
Employees can reject work
2
Which production idea is most closely linked with Kaizen?
JIT
None, they are equally important to Kaizen
Cell Production
Time Based Management
3
Quality control aims to prevent errors in production.
True
False
4
The main causes of stock wastage are:
products becoming out-of-date
overproduction
All of the above
inaccurate forecasting
5
The following stock control chart is an example of the JIC method:
FALSE
TRUE
6
The primary aim of lean production is to...
produce at the lowest possible cost
Maximize output with minimum inputs
produce at the lowest possible efficiency
minimize output with maximum inputs
7
Which of the following is a reason to hold buffer stock:
Takes up warehouse space, which adds to costs
More able to meet sudden increase in demand
Money tied up in stocks could be spent elsewhere (opp cost)
Stocks subject to deterioration, waste, obsolete, theft
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The first step in the benchmarking process is to...
identify what the company needs to benchmark
gather/ exchange information
choose a company to benchmark against
analyse data (using quantitative methods)
9
Kaizen can be best described as...
a Japanese method for organizing a production line
all of these
a production method used exclusively by Toyota
a business philosophy that aims for continuous improvement
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Which of the following is NOT essential for Kaizen to work effectively?
State-of-the-art manufacturing technology
A trained workforce
A motivated workforce
Effective communication systems
