GSCM 330 Week 7 Quiz

GSCM 330  Week 7 Quiz  | Devry University

Week 7: Quiz 

Question 1

The feature that distinguishes JIT from lean and TPS is  

·         a greater emphasis on forced problem solving.  

·         a greater emphasis on respect for people.  

·         a greater emphasis on getting to know the customer.  

·         All of the above

·         JIT emphasizes forced problem solving. See Chapter 16, page 626.

Question 2

The feature that distinguishes lean from JIT and TPS is  

·         a greater emphasis on forced problem solving.  

·         a greater emphasis on respect for people.  

·         a greater emphasis on understanding the customer.  

·         All of the above  

·         None of the above

Question 3

A signal that is often used in pull systems to signal the production of small batches of components is 

·         jidoka. 

·         heijunka.  

·         poka-yoke. 

·         kaizen.   

·         kanban.

Question 4

An arrangement in which the supplier maintains title to the inventory until it is used is called  

·         consignment inventory.  

·         vendor managed inventory (VMI).  

·         pushing cost up the supply chain.  

·         JIT partnership. 

·         None of the above

Question 5

Group technology codes help identify components  

·         that can be offloaded.  

·         used for training of employees in lean techniques.  

·         identified as candidates for lean partnerships.  

·         grouped into families.  

·         None of the above

Question 6

With a demand during lead time of 160, a safety stock of 20, and a container size of 30, how many kanbans (containers) would be needed?

·         6  

·         4  

·         8 

·         10  

·         16