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Lean Manufacturing Quiz - ANSWERS

How many did you get right?

  1. Many of the billions of dollars that U.S. companies spent on "state of the art" equipment were NOT necessary to close the productivity gap.

  2. TRUE!

  3. The best way to make a factory profitable is NOT to maximize its output.

  4. TRUE!

  5. High quality products often cost less to produce than "average" quality products.

  6. TRUE!

  7. The estimated 10 billion dollars spent on material handling equipment in the U.S. to increase the flow of materials has been to a large extent a waste of money.

  8. TRUE!

  9. As excess inventories decrease, the ability to ship on-time to your customers will increase.

  10. TRUE!

  11. Constantly changing production schedules increases your ability to provide excellent customer service.

  12. False.

  13. The more work that is loaded into a factory, the greater the output will be.

  14. False.

  15. Processing large batches of work reduces costs.

  16. False.

  17. The key to increasing output is to decrease the time spent making the part.

  18. False.

  19. Implementing change is best handled by supervisors and managers who have had the longest experience in the company.

  20. False.







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