Waste in Work Areas Quiz
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According to Taiichi Ohno, which of the following is considered the greatest 'evil' in terms of waste?

  • Waste due to unnecessary motion and routes
  • Waste due to waiting
  • Waste due to early production
  • Waste from overproduction (correct)

How can waste from overproduction be made more visible according to the text?

  • Implementing availability visualizations before production starts
  • Creating visualizations of execution plans
  • Defining standard quantities at storage locations (correct)
  • Improving workplace layout and equipment availability

What is considered waste according to the text, regardless of the circumstances?

  • Waiting time
  • Overproduction
  • Unnecessary motion and routes
  • Early production (correct)

What is a key strategy suggested to avoid waste due to waiting in the text?

<p>Making sure availability visualizations are created before production (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do workplace layout and equipment availability influence waste according to the text?

<p>By impacting employee movements and routes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which principle of Kaizen focuses on continuously seeking out and eliminating waste in a company?

<p>Continuous improvement principle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of creating an arrow diagram in the context described in the text?

<p>To discover major forms of waste (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can waste be made visible in a workshop according to the text?

<p>By performing shop layout analysis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main factors to be identified in an arrow diagram for a production process?

<p>Retention, conveyance, processing, inspection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool has recently been renamed as value stream maps?

<p>Arrow Diagram (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step recommended for creating an arrow diagram as per the text?

<p>Understand the purpose of analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it suggested to choose products with many production problems for arrow diagram analysis?

<p>To identify areas of improvement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is idea generation primarily focused on?

<p>Developing creative solutions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are new ideas important for individual progress?

<p>To overcome creative blocks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can idea generation impact an organization?

<p>By uncovering creative knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do new ideas play in making positive changes in an organization?

<p>They drive positive change (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does idea generation benefit an individual facing a problem?

<p>By providing new solutions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way can idea generation help an organization stay relevant?

<p>By creating and developing new ideas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What indicates a problem (waste) when an employee has to leave their work area and interrupt their value-added work?

<p>Decrease in quality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is reworking considered a two-fold waste?

<p>It requires additional time and material for both the initial work and the rework (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of making quality issues visible at the workstation instead of just in Excel tables?

<p>To avoid waste (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the text, what does being 'more conscious of our consumption habits' imply?

<p>Reducing resource utilization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common method for calculating waste amounts?

<p>Weighing waste in kilograms or tons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of Unit three: Causes of problem in the learning unit mentioned?

<p>Assisting in attaining specific learning outcomes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of defining the boundaries of each process in a department or workstation?

<p>Standardizing work procedures within the process boundaries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to update current SOPs to single-page documents?

<p>To reduce the size and make them more user-friendly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of mapping sub-processes in a Process map?

<p>To visualize each sub-process with a time-study (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary for all sub-process-steps described in Process maps to have a Standard Operating Procedure?

<p>To provide detailed instructions for each sub-process-step (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of creating missing SOPs for all process-steps identified in Process maps?

<p>To standardize work procedures within the department (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can reducing the size of SOPs to one page help improve their usage by operators?

<p>By providing graphical examples and making them user-friendly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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