BUAD 341 Exam 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Ford offered no variation - Correct Answers General Motors came in and stole the market from ford because they offered variation Father of TPS - Correct Answers Taichi Ohno cashier serves 1 customer per minute, 10 people in line excluding you, how long are you going to wait - Correct Answers 10 minutes lean production - Correct Answers set of integrated activities designed to
- achieve high volume production
- minimize waste
- types of waste (TIMWOOD) - Correct Answers -Transportation
-Inventory -Motion -Waiting -Overproduction -Overprocessing -Defects inventory hides _______ - Correct Answers problems JIT - Correct Answers making only what is needed when it is needed -process of continuous problem solving TPS - Correct Answers employee learning and continuing effort to create and produce products under ideal conditions -best for assembly lines lean operations - Correct Answers eliminates waste through continuous improvement and focus on exactly what the customer wants 1 / 3
-driven by workflow initiated by customer's order lean sustains: - Correct Answers competitive advantage and overall return to investors waste - Correct Answers any activity that does not add value to the good or service in the eyes of the consumer
- Ss - Correct Answers Sort, Stabilize, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
US managers add ______ & _____ to 5Ss - Correct Answers Safety & support/maintenance variability - Correct Answers any deviation from the optimum process that delivers perfect product on time, every time sources of variability - Correct Answers Poor production processes resulting in improper quantities, late, or non-conforming units Unknown customer demands Incomplete or inaccurate drawings, specifications, or bills of material throughput - Correct Answers the rate at which units move through a production process -every minute reduces competitive advantage pull system - Correct Answers a workstation pulls output from the preceding station as it is needed -using small lots reduces waste and inventory push system - Correct Answers work is pushed to the next station as it is completed Lean and JIT - Correct Answers -places added demands on performance -rapid throughput -reduced inventory -focus on problems -drives out waste/delay 2 / 3
supplier partnership - Correct Answers exists when a supplier and a purchaser work together with open communication - trust and close collaboration are vital goal = reduce waste and costs consignment inventory - Correct Answers variation of vendor managed inventory -supplier maintains title to inventory until it is used Supplier concerns - Correct Answers 1) diversification 2) scheduling 3) lead time 4) quality 5) lot sizes lean layout - Correct Answers place material directly in the location where needed *reduce distance to save labor and space work cells - Correct Answers an organization of work where small teams of employees perform a job (complete a flow unit) from beginning to end -U Shaped -produce one unit at a time only after customer orders it What are work cells based on? - Correct Answers Group technology codes -help ID components with similar characteristics so they can be grouped into families and from there work cells are formed Increased flexibility - Correct Answers modern work areas are designed so they can be easily rearranged to adapt to changes in volume/production impact on employees - Correct Answers Employees may be cross trained for flexibility and efficiency Improved communications facilitate the passing on of important information about the process With little or no inventory buffer, getting it right the first time is critical
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