Lean Fundamentals Certified Exam

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Prove your knowledge of Lean with this 30 question exam. You need at least 18 correct answers to earn a certificate. But don't worry if you fail - you can retake the exam at any time!

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The House of Lean

Which of the following is a pillar of Lean?

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Challenge

Kaizen

Respect for People

Genchi Genbutsu

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Which of the following is NOT a core principle of Lean?

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Challenge

Waste elimination

Genchi Genbutsu

Kaizen

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What can be described as a mindset and practice of continuous improvement through innovation and evolution?

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Kaizen

Six Sigma

Kaikaku

Kakushin

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What is Genchi Genbutsu?

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Change for good

Radical change

Radical innovation

Onsite hands-on experience

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This pillar or principle of Lean applies equally to employees, customers and partners: (choose the best answer)

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Challenge

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

Respect for People

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………………. is a core value of Lean.

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Sustainable development

Respect

Teamwork

Production efficiency and product quality

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What is NOT a goal of the Toyota Production System?

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Sound quality and full customer satisfaction

Better teamwork

Short lead time

Ability to produce a variety of cars, one at a time

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…………… is a principle which requires that, when a problem is detected, the equipment should come to a safe stop immediately, to prevent the production of defective products.

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Continuous improvement

Jidoka

Just-in-Time

Built-in quality

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The goal of ……………. is to achieve a continuous flow and fill a customer’s order in the shortest possible time by doing only what is needed to perform the next process.

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Lean Planning

Push System

Jidoka

Just-in-Time

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Which of the following is a source of waste?

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Activity or step that does not add customer value but absorbs resources

Uneven production

Pushing people or machines to work beyond their natural limits

All of the above

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Who defined the original seven types of muda (waste)?

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Taiichi Ohno

Kaoru Ishikawa

Jeffrey K. Liker

Shigeo Shingo

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Which of the following is NOT a principle of Lean Thinking?

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Make value flow

Stop and see

Identify the value stream

Specify value by specific product or service

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A ………….. is the sequence of all the steps necessary to create and use a product or service that brings value from concept to realization.

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lean process

flow of value

value stream

customer pull

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What is Type One muda (waste)?

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Non value-added activities

Value-added activities

Steps that create no value and are avoidable

Steps that create no value but are unavoidable

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What is Type Two muda (waste)?

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Non value-added activities

Value-added activities

Steps that create no value and are avoidable

Steps that create no value but are unavoidable

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…………….. means producing a product or providing a service which the customer derives value from, only when they order it.

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Eliminating waste

Pulling value

Just-in-Case

Adding value

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Which of the following is an effect of small batch sizes?

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Shorter processing time

Longer processing time

Delays

Rework

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Which of the following is NOT one of the original seven wastes of Lean?

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Waste of productivity

Waste in transportation

Waiting

Waste of overproduction

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Over-processing is .......................

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rework

Work-in-Process

adding more features to a product than the customer will use or requires

producing more than needed

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……………. is adding more features to a product than the customer will use or requires.

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Waste of stock on hand

Over-processing

Overproduction

Waste of making defective products

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Which of the following can help avoid overproduction?

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Stop and Fix system

Stop the Line system

Push system

Pull system

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What is Muri (unreasonable requirements)?

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Pushing people or machines to work beyond their natural limits

Goods and services which don't meet the needs of the customer

Waste of untapped human potential

Working on unnecessary features

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Inventory generates warehousing, depreciation, shrinkage, insurance and lost opportunity costs. Which of the following is NOT a type of inventory?

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Raw material

Work-in-Process

Finished goods

Rework

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Leveled production ………… and allows continuous flow.

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influences demand

generates waste

is more efficient

reduces demand

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Which of the following are core Lean principles?

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Challenge, Kaizen, Waste Elimination and Teamwork

Challenge, Kaizen, Respect and Teamwork

Courage, Kaizen, Respect and Teamwork

Challenge, Kaizen, Respect and Just-in-Time

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……………… is a principle which requires that, when a problem is detected, the equipment should come to a safe stop immediately, to prevent the production of defective products.

1 point

Jidoka

Kaikaku

Kakushin

Heijunka

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……………….. is a system “based on the philosophy of the complete elimination of all waste in pursuit of the most efficient methods”.

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Lean

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Lean culture

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Which of the following is NOT one of the 14 Principles of the Toyota Way?

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Go and see

Sustainable development

Learn and continuously improve

Visual control

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The movement of products, materials or people between processes is a ……………. if it is not directly associated with value-adding activities.

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challenge

just-in-case operation

waste

cost

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…………….. is a principle to make correct decisions, based on the facts found at the source.

1 point

Genchi Genbutsu

Kaizen

Respect for People

Jidoka

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