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Uniform plant loading is where you schedule production with different amounts of the same product each day of the week to permit variation to meet changing demand requirements.

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In implementing a lean production system you should work with suppliers to do which of the following?

A) Open facilities near your factory
B) Focus workstation capacities
C) Backflush
D) Provide quality at the source
E) Reduce lead times

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Preventive maintenance is emphasized in lean production to ensure that flows are not interrupted by downtime or malfunctioning equipment.

Kanban means "symbol" or "box" in Japanese.

principle of value stream mapping is to concentrate on speeding up value-added operations.

Kanban control system uses a signaling device to regulate JIT flows.

Automation is a key to lean procurement.

Using the formula in the textbook the only parameters we need to determine the number of Kanban car sets is the average number of units demanded over some time period,the container size,and the safety stock.

In designing a lean production facility layout a designer should do which of the following?

Group technology is a philosophy wherein similar parts are grouped together and the processes required to make the parts are arranged as a work cell.

JIT production means that we produce the product before it is required so the customer does not wait for the product.

The textbook The Toyota Production System identified which of the following types of waste to be eliminated?

JIT manufacturing forces a firm to work with a lower water level despite safety hazards.

Which of the following address elimination of waste under lean production?

When implementing a lean production system a stabilized schedule is achieved using which of the following?

Lean production requires a "push & pull" system of inventory replenishment.

kaizen burst is an overfilled kanban container.

Applying lean concepts in manufacturing balances increases in cost with quality improvement.

Respect for people is a key to Toyota's improvement ideas in manufacturing.

One of the many lean techniques that have been successfully applied in service firms is leveling facility load.