CLL Waste Identification & Process Improvement 2

Question 1

In a Lean context, which scenario best illustrates the waste of 'overproduction'?

Accepted Answer

A factory produces 500 units when customer demand is only 300

Answer

Overproduction means producing more than what the customer currently demands, creating excess inventory and tying up resources.

Question 2

Which Lean tool is specifically designed to make waste visible by mapping every step, delay, and information flow in a process?

Accepted Answer

Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Answer

Value Stream Mapping visualizes all steps in the process to expose waste such as delays, excess inventory, and non-value-added activities.

Question 3

A nurse walks to the supply room 12 times per shift to retrieve items that could be stored at the point of care. Which of the 8 wastes does this primarily represent?

Accepted Answer

Motion

Answer

Unnecessary movement of people within a workspace is classified as the waste of Motion in Lean thinking.

Question 4

During a kaizen event, the team discovers that a report is printed and handed to three managers who each re-enter the same data into separate spreadsheets. This is an example of which waste?

Accepted Answer

Extra Processing

Answer

Redundant data entry and unnecessary steps beyond what the customer requires represent the waste of Extra Processing (over-processing).

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a 'pull system' in Lean production?

Accepted Answer

Each process produces only what the next downstream process requests

Answer

A pull system triggers production only when downstream demand signals it, preventing overproduction and excess inventory.

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CLL Waste Identification & Process Improvement 2