Lean Manufacturing Quality & Performance Metrics

Question 1

Which metric measures the number of defects per million opportunities?

Accepted Answer

DPMO

Answer

OEE

Answer

ROI

Answer

5S Score

Question 2

What does OEE stand for in performance metrics?

Accepted Answer

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Answer

Overall Employee Engagement

Answer

Overall Equipment Efficiency

Answer

Operational Excellence Evaluation

Question 3

Which performance metric tracks how long it takes to produce a product from start to finish?

Accepted Answer

Cycle time

Answer

Takt time

Answer

Lead conversion rate

Answer

Downtime frequency

Question 4

Why is First Pass Yield (FPY) a valuable metric?

Accepted Answer

It measures defect-free output on the first attempt

Answer

It calculates total employee hours

Answer

It tracks customer surveys

Answer

It reports sales revenue

Question 5

Which metric is used to align production with customer demand?

Accepted Answer

Takt time

Answer

Scrap rate

Answer

Changeover time

Answer

Inventory turnover

Question 6

What is the purpose of tracking defect rate?

Accepted Answer

To monitor quality through error frequency

Answer

To plan employee vacations

Answer

To adjust marketing efforts

Answer

To calculate floor space usage