Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Lean Concepts and Waste 3

Question 1

Moving finished goods from the warehouse to a staging area and then to shipping is an example of which waste?

Accepted Answer

Transportation

Answer

Transportation waste involves unnecessary movement of materials or products that does not add value.

Question 2

In a value stream map, which symbol is typically used to represent a push of materials between process steps?

Accepted Answer

A push arrow (straight arrow)

Answer

A straight push arrow in VSM indicates materials are being pushed to the next step regardless of downstream demand.

Question 3

A customer service team re-enters order data into three different systems because they are not integrated. Which waste is this?

Accepted Answer

Extra processing

Answer

Extra processing (over-processing) includes doing more work than the customer requires or duplicating effort due to poor system design.

Question 4

What is the primary goal of a 5S program in relation to Lean waste elimination?

Accepted Answer

To create a clean, organized workplace that reduces waste and improves efficiency

Answer

5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) creates an organized workplace that makes waste visible and reduces motion, waiting, and defect waste.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the original seven wastes identified by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota?

Accepted Answer

Non-utilized talent

Answer

Non-utilized talent was added later by Lean practitioners expanding beyond Toyota's original seven wastes (TIMWOOD).

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Practice Test

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Practice Test

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Lean Concepts and Waste 3