Manufacturing and Production Lean Manufacturing 3

Question 1

What does OEE stand for in manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Answer

OEE measures Overall Equipment Effectiveness as a product of Availability, Performance, and Quality rates.

Question 2

What OEE score is considered 'world-class' performance?

Accepted Answer

85%

Answer

An OEE of 85% is the widely accepted benchmark for world-class manufacturing performance.

Question 3

SMED stands for:

Accepted Answer

Single-Minute Exchange of Die

Answer

SMED is a lean technique aiming to reduce equipment changeover time to under ten minutes.

Question 4

Which lean tool is used to identify the root cause of a problem by asking 'why' repeatedly?

Accepted Answer

5 Whys

Answer

The 5 Whys technique drills down to the root cause of a problem by repeatedly asking 'why' it occurred.

Question 5

What is 'andon' in a lean manufacturing environment?

Accepted Answer

A visual alert system signaling production problems

Answer

Andon is a visual management tool, often a light board, that alerts supervisors when a problem occurs on the line.

Manufacturing and Production Practice Test