Quiz 7 – Lean Tools for Improvement

What does Value Stream Mapping primarily visualize? *

The flow of materials and information

Project financial benefits

Measurement-system variation

Belt responsibilities

What can VSM help identify? *

Employee salaries

Waste, delays and improvement opportunities

Statistical significance only

Project certification status

Which type of information can be examined in a value-stream view? *

Lead time

RPN only

Kappa only

ROI only

A bank maps its process to identify bottlenecks and delays. Which Lean tool is appropriate? *

Value Stream Mapping

Gage R&R

Kappa

ANOVA

Approval delays and excessive handoffs indicate a need to examine what? *

Project certification

Measurement agreement

Process flow and efficiency

Financial accounting

Which set represents the Lean wastes identified in the programme? *

Only defects and waiting

Only inventory and motion

The recognized eight wastes, including defects, overproduction, waiting and inventory

Only transportation and overprocessing

Which is one of the Lean wastes? *

Waiting

Certification

Governance

Regression

Which is another Lean waste? *

Non-utilized talent

ANOVA

Kappa

CUSUM

Which group contains examples of Lean wastes? *

Defects, overproduction, waiting and inventory

ANOVA, regression and Kappa

RACI, SMART and ROI

CUSUM, EWMA and T²

What is a waste walk used for? *

Observing a process to identify waste

Calculating project ROI

Measuring operator reproducibility

Performing project closure

What does 5S stand for? *

Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

Select, Sample, Study, Solve, Sustain

Sort, Sample, Simplify, Solve, Standardize

Study, Set, Solve, Sustain, Scale

What is Kanban? *

A visual method for controlling workflow and replenishment

A statistical test

A measurement-system study

A project-finance method

How can streamlined process flow contribute to improvement? *

By increasing unnecessary handoffs

By reducing delays and improving movement through the process

By eliminating all monitoring

By increasing inventory

Which set contains tools used for 5S, Kanban and process flow? *

CUSUM, EWMA and Kappa

5S audits, Kanban boards and process-flow diagrams

ROI, RPN and ANOVA

Gage R&R, RSM and FMEA

What do Kanban cards provide? *

Visual workflow or replenishment control

Statistical significance

Project financial verification

Measurement-system calibration

What is a primary Lean focus? *

Measurement agreement

Financial accounting

Waste and flow

Project closure

What does Six Sigma primarily contribute to a Lean Six Sigma strategy? *

Only workplace organization

Only inventory replenishment

Only project celebration

Focus on defects, variation and evidence-based analysis

A logistics company combines Lean flow improvement with Six Sigma defect and variation reduction. What approach is this? *

Attribute MSA

Lean Six Sigma

CAPA

DOE only

Which sequence best represents Section 7? *

Map the value stream → eliminate waste → apply 5S/Kanban → integrate Lean and Six Sigma

Calculate ROI → perform MSA → close project → create DOE

Conduct CAPA → sample data → define roles → handover

Perform ANOVA → create charter → calculate RPN → celebrate

Which set contains tools that can be integrated in Lean Six Sigma improvement? *

DMAIC, Kaizen, VSM and control charts

RACI, ROI, Kappa and CUSUM only

CAPA, closure checklist and handover only

Project Charter, sampling and celebration only