Gemba Walk Preparation: 8 Steps for Success

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What is the purpose of informing the team beforehand about the Gemba Walk?

  • To evaluate team performance
  • To make it a fault-finding mission
  • To create an open environment for everyone (correct)
  • To make the ops team only responsible

What should be identified in the plan for the Gemba Walk?

  • Activity schedule
  • Irrelevant matters
  • Employee faults
  • Critical areas (correct)

Why is it important to follow the value stream?

  • To evaluate team performance
  • To focus on critical areas only
  • To judge people performance
  • To observe how the process works, from start to finish (correct)

What should be scouted for when improving a data entry process?

<p>Software improvements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be avoided during the Gemba Walk?

<p>Making it a fault-finding mission (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to focus on the process flow?

<p>To understand the process flow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Gemba walk?

<p>To understand the process (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do during the Gemba walk?

<p>Document ideas and take notes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should you ask questions during the Gemba walk?

<p>To understand why the work is being done in a particular way (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of scheduling Gemba walks at different times?

<p>To detect patterns in workflow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do after the Gemba walk?

<p>Discuss the outcomes with employees (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of documenting observations during the Gemba walk?

<p>To point out issues and solve them at the root cause (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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