CRL Continuous Improvement 2

Question 1

In the PDCA cycle, during which phase does a reliability team compare pilot results against the expected outcome?

Accepted Answer

Check

Answer

The Check (or Study) phase evaluates results of the trial against the predicted outcome.

Question 2

A maintenance team runs a successful pilot of a new lubrication route and now wants to make it the standard across all plants. Which PDCA phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Act

Answer

The Act phase standardizes successful changes or adjusts the approach before the next cycle.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of the 5 Whys technique in a reliability improvement effort?

Accepted Answer

To drill past symptoms to an underlying cause

Answer

Repeatedly asking why helps move from the visible symptom toward a root cause.

Question 4

Which term describes small, incremental improvements made continuously by everyone in the organization?

Accepted Answer

Kaizen

Answer

Kaizen means continuous incremental improvement involving all employees.

Question 5

A reliability leader notices the same pump bearing fails every few months despite repeated replacements. What does this most strongly indicate?

Accepted Answer

The root cause has not been addressed

Answer

Recurring failures after like-for-like repair signal that only the symptom, not the root cause, is being fixed.

CRL - Certified Reliability Leader Practice Test

CRL - Certified Reliability Leader Practice Test

CRL Continuous Improvement 2