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Which of the following is not characteristic of a TPS employee?


A) knowledgeable
B) strict job classifications
C) know more about their job than anyone else
D) empowered
E) All of the above characterize a TPS employee.

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Which one of the following is a concern expressed by suppliers?


A) having too many customers
B) delivery to the point of use
C) having limited ability to respond to changes in product and quality
D) large lot sizes
E) customers' infrequent engineering changes

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Which of the following is specifically characterized by the elimination of waste through a focus on exactly what the customer wants?


A) Just-in-time (JIT)
B) Toyota Production System (TPS)
C) Lean operations
D) Material requirements planning (MRP)
E) kanban

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TPS stands for Total Production Streamlining.

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Identify Ohno's Seven Wastes. Which one of these deals most directly with distance reductions?

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Daily usage of a product is 10 in a facility that operates every day of the year. Setup cost is $68 and annualized carrying cost is $100. Daily production of this product is 20. Lead time is 14 days; safety stock is one day's production. What is the optimum kanban size, and number of kanbans?

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The quality management tool called poka-yoke is not relevant to JIT systems.

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Which one of the following statements is true about the kanban system?


A) The quantities in the containers are usually large to reduce setup costs.
B) It is associated with a push system.
C) It is useful to smooth operations when numerous quality problems occur.
D) The supplier workstation signals the customer workstation as soon as a batch is completed.
E) The customer workstation signals to the supplier workstation when production is needed.

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Hidden problems are generally uncovered during the process of reducing inventory.

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__________ gets suppliers to accept responsibility for satisfying end customer needs.

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Identify JIT scheduling tactics.

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JIT scheduling tactics include communica...

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Explain how JIT works in services. After all, how does "small lot size" and "reduce setup cost" make sense in services? Supply examples to support your work.

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In a JIT system, product inspection adds value by identifying defective items.

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Which of the following is generally found in most JIT environments?


A) a push or pull system, depending upon the rate of demand
B) a push system for high margin items and a pull system for low margin items
C) a push system for purchased parts and a pull system for manufactured parts
D) push systems
E) pull systems

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__________ is any deviation from the optimum process that delivers perfect product on time, every time.

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If setup times and costs can be reduced enough, the JIT ideal of "Lot Size = 1" can be achieved.

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Throughput measures the time


A) that it takes to process one unit at a station
B) between the arrival of raw materials and the shipping of finished products
C) to produce one whole product through an empty system (i.e., with no waiting)
D) required to move orders through the production process, from receipt to delivery
E) none of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true?


A) Large lots are pulled from upstream stations.
B) Work is pulled to the downstream stations before it is actually needed.
C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased.
D) Problems become more obvious.
E) None of the above is true of a pull system.

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A firm wants to develop a level material use schedule based on the following data. What should be the setup cost?  Desired lot size: 60 Annual demand: 40,000 Holding cost: $20 per unit per year  Daily production rate 320 Work days per year: 250\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\text { Desired lot size: } & 60 \\\hline \text { Annual demand: } & 40,000 \\\hline \text { Holding cost: } & \$ 20 \text { per unit per year } \\\hline\text { Daily production rate }&320\\\hline\text { Work days per year: }&250\\\hline\end{array}


A) $0.45
B) $4.50
C) $45
D) $450
E) $500

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The main focus of JIT efforts to reduce investment in inventory requires __________.

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