Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following statements regarding the traditional manufacturing environment is not true?
a. Factories were organized so that similar machines were grouped together.
b. Finished goods inventories were accumulated in case of unanticipated demand.
c. Raw materials were purchased “just in time” to meet customer demand.
d. Products were “pushed” through the production process to maximize output.
2. Traditional manufacturing facilities typically have machines organized in which of the following ways?
a. Similar machines are grouped together.
b. Similar and dissimilar machines are grouped together.
c. Machines are grouped in work cells that produce a limited number of products.
d. Machines are grouped linearly.
3. Just-in-time environments can most accurately be described by which of the following terms?
a. Iterative production
b. Push production
c. Pull production
d. Supply production
4. Lean production is focused on eliminating waste associated with which of the following?
a. Holding more inventory than required
b. Making more product than is needed
c. Overprocessing a product (doing more than a customer values)
d. Moving products (and people) further than required
e. Downtime caused by people waiting for work to do and products waiting in mid-assembly
f. All of the above