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CLL Certified Lean Leader VIP Practice Exam

CLL — The Certified Lean Leader (CLL) credential is offered by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the Shingo Institute, among other bodies; the SME Lean Certification program uses a competency-based assessment covering the Lean Body of Knowledge (LBoK) across domains including cultural enablers, continuous improvement, enterprise alignment, and results, with a typical 100-question format and 70% passing threshold.

30
Questions
120m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP

A lean leader at a mid-size automotive parts plant is analyzing the facility's value stream. After mapping the current state, the team identifies that parts spend 18 days in the facility but actual value-adding touch time is only 47 minutes. Which metric most directly quantifies the severity of this waste problem, and what does it tell leadership?

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