CGM Operations & Performance Optimization 2

Question 1

A plant's assembly line is limited by one slow machine. According to the Theory of Constraints, what should the manager do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Identify the constraint

Answer

The first of the Five Focusing Steps is to identify the system's constraint before taking any other action.

Question 2

Which Lean waste (muda) is best illustrated by producing 500 units when customers ordered only 300?

Accepted Answer

Overproduction

Answer

Overproduction, making more than is demanded, is considered the most serious of the seven wastes because it causes the others.

Question 3

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is calculated as:

Accepted Answer

Availability × Performance × Quality

Answer

OEE multiplies availability, performance rate, and quality rate to show the share of planned time that is truly productive.

Question 4

A manager wants a metric that shows how many days of sales are tied up in stock. Which should she use?

Accepted Answer

Days of inventory on hand

Answer

Days of inventory on hand converts inventory value into the number of days of sales it covers.

Question 5

In a Six Sigma DMAIC project, which phase focuses on verifying that gains are maintained through control charts and process ownership?

Accepted Answer

Control

Answer

The Control phase institutionalizes improvements using monitoring tools such as control charts and response plans.

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