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Define lean enterprise and the four principles of lean operating systems.

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Large batches often provide economies of scale and helps firms match inventory to market demand.

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JIT systems are based on the concept associated with pull systems rather than push systems.

In the 5Ss, items identified as unnecessary and thus removed from a workplace would be included with which S?

Toyota classified waste into seven major categories.Those categories include all of the following except

Lean operating systems seek to apply the principles of continuous flow to the production of discrete parts by reducing batch size, ideally to a size of one.

Define a Kanban.Describe how it helps execute a pull system.

The number of Kanban cards is dependent on all of the following except

To accomplish single piece flow, a manufacturer needs the ability to change between products quickly and inexpensively.

How does Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) affect lean operating systems?

When producing a broad goods or service mix with diverse requirements on common equipment, the ideal strategy is to run large batches.

Which one of the following statements is true?

A goal of total productive maintenance is to have zero accidents in the entire life cycle of the operating system.

Which one of the following statements is true?

ABC Manufacturing uses a Kanban system for a component.The daily demand is 800 units.Each container has a combined waiting and processing time of 0.34 days.If the container size is 50 and efficiency (safety) factor is 9 percent, how many Kanban card sets should be authorized (round up) ?

Explain the 5Ss.

Lean enterprise refers to approaches that focus on the elimination of defects and errors throughout the value chain.

According to the Toyota Motor Company, waiting time is a necessary evil in production and is not classified as waste.

Six Sigma addresses visible problems in processes; lean production is more concerned with less visible problems.

Kanban is a Japanese term for elimination of waste.