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Review Test Submission: MDSL804D-Lean Supply Chain Management-Jan 22
Assignment 1
User Ashu Kansal
Course Sem3.Lean Supply Chain Management
Test MDSL804D-Lean Supply Chain Management-Jan 22 Assignment 1
Started 07/05/22 12:51
Submitted 08/05/22 13:41
Due Date 15/05/22 23:59
Status Completed
Attempt 67 out of 100 points
Score
Time 24 hours, 49 minutes
Elapsed
Instructions
Center for Continuing Education - UPES
Lean Supply Chain Management
Assignment 1
Total Questions: 63
Total Marks: 100
Assignment Information :
The examination will consist of only Objective type (multiple choice) questions requiring
candidates to Mouse-click their correct choice of alternatives against the related question
number. The questions would carry 1 to 5 marks each depending on the difficulty level of
the question as indicated in the table below:
Difficulty Level of Questions:
1 Mark - Direct, Memory based
2 Marks - Memory & Conceptual
3 Marks - Conceptual & Analytical
4 Marks - Analytical based on understanding of concepts
5 Marks - Application based on understanding of concepts
• The question paper will be for 100 marks and considering marks allotted to each
question, the total number of questions would be around 63.
• There will not be negative marking for wrong answers.
• In case candidate does not want to attempt the question he I she should not mouse-
click any option.
• The students are allowed to save the responses and come back later to resume,
complete and "Save and Submit" the assignment. However, if the Due Date has
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such cases, the student can re-attempt the assignment allocated after enrolling in the
subsequent Semester.
• Once submitted, that answer sheet cannot be retreieved for any editing. The
student has to initiate a new attempt (if allowed), if he has submitted the assignment
by mistake.
• The students are normally allowed 3 chances to attempt and submit the
assignment. The number of attempts availed is displayed under the "Test
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• The Highest Grade of the 3 attempts shall be considered for grading.
• The assignments are auto evaluated, and hence no chance of re-evaluation/re-
totalling is allowed to the student.
Results All Answers, Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions
Displayed
• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
What amongthe following does Mura includes?
Selected Answer: All
Answers: Variation in production scheduling,
Uneven production workload
Uneven pace of work
All
• Question 2
0 out of 2 points
Just-In-Time is
Selected Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Answers: Single unit production
Big lot size production
Both (A) and (B)
None of the above
• Question 3
0 out of 2 points
Which matrix diagram illustrates the relationship between three planes?
Selected Answer: Control charts
Answers: Y-type
X-type
P-type
Control charts
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
What technique deals with the problem of supplying sufficient facilities to production lines
or individuals that require uneven service?
Selected Answer: Queuing theory
Answers: Supply-demand theory
PERT
Inventory theory
Queuing theory
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
In an assembly line, if an operator detects some kind of quality problem,he/she could
activate a signal that could illuminate a light above the work station which stops the line.
This is called an:
Selected Answer: Andon light
Answers: Andon light
Arden light
Alton light
Aston light
• Question 6
2 out of 2 points
An F-distribution resembles more closely
Selected Answer: A chi-square distribution
Answers: A chi-square distribution
A binomial distribution
A Normal distributions
An exponential distribution
• Question 7
0 out of 2 points
According to Spear & Bowen, any improvement must be made in accordance with what,
under the guidance of a teacher,at the lowest possible level in the organization?
Selected Answer: Scientific method
Answers: Scientific management
Simplified communications
Standard operations
Scientific method
• Question 8
0 out of 2 points
Who in a company should own standard processes?
Selected Answer: Quality control
Answers: Management
Front line employees
Engineering
Quality control
• Question 9
0 out of 2 points
What model does Kanban is based upon?
Selected Answer: Automotive assembly lines
Answers: Supermarkets
Automotive assembly lines
Shipyards
Job shop machining
• Question 10
2 out of 2 points
A Six Sigma Green Belt practitioner constructs a control chart to display a process mean
and its outer limits. In such a chart, what does UCL stand for?
Selected Answer: Upper Control Limit
Answers: Upper Cycle Length
Upper Control Limit
Upper Cycle Limit
Upper Control Length
• Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Applied to supply chain management, Lamming’s lean supply concept suggests which of
the following?
Selected Answer: All of the above
Answers: Early involvement of an established supplier
Re-sourcing as a last resort
Electronic data interchange
All of the above
• Question 12
2 out of 2 points
What does NELP elborates
Selected Answer: National Exploration Licensing Policy
Answers: National Exploration Legal Policy
National Exploration Licensing Policy
National Employment Legal Policy
None
• Question 13
2 out of 2 points
He drives more than one process improvement projects within the functional area and
achieves the savings and quality goals.
Selected Answer: Black Belt
Answers: Six Sigma Deployment Leader
Champion (Sponsor)
Master Black Belt
Black Belt
• Question 14
2 out of 2 points
What is the effect of making GT cells
Selected Answer: All
Answers: Eliminate Movement
Reduce Inventory
Reduce Labour
All
• Question 15
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following statements is true of LEAN?
Selected Answer: Lean principles include reducing waste.
Answers: Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods
Lean principles are separate body of knowledge
Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period of time
Lean principles include reducing waste.
• Question 16
4 out of 4 points
In lean thinking terms perfection is which one of the following?
Selected Answer: The endless pursuit to be perfect.
Answers: The state of being without a flaw or defect.
The act of making something perfect.
The act or process of perfect.
The endless pursuit to be perfect.
• Question 17
0 out of 4 points
Why is the Value Stream Mapping (Current State) technique used?
Selected Answer: Identifying causes of waste and opportunities for improvement
Answers: Visualizing process performance trends and cycles
Brainstorming to generating a large number of ideas in a short time
Identifying causes of waste and opportunities for improvement
Capturing numerical readings, measures or counts
• Question 18
4 out of 4 points
At the completion of the forward and backward passes, the slack for an activity is given by
the
Selected Answer: difference between early start and early finish
Answers: difference between early start and early finish
difference between early start and latest finish
difference between latest start and early finish
amount of idle labor on the critical path
• Question 19
0 out of 4 points
One of the purposes of using a fishbone diagram is to:
Selected Answer: Define the problem in sequential order
Answers: Separate a problem into smaller components
Identify and classify sources of variations into major groups
Define the problem in sequential order
Show the relationship between parameters
• Question 20
3 out of 3 points
The amount of inventory kept at each stock point in a warehouse network is usually based
on:
Selected Answer: Tradeoffs between warehousing, inventory, and transportation costs
Answers: Minimizing transportation costs
Tradeoffs between warehousing, inventory, and transportation costs
Constant demand
Product pricing strategy
• Question 21
0 out of 3 points
Which of the following is not important for a lean thinker?
Selected Answer: Value to the customer
Answers: Value to the customer
Flow and Pull from the customers
Full utilization of resources
Team structure and individual empowerment and accountability
• Question 22
0 out of 3 points
Poka-yoke is best defined as:
Selected Answer: Improving machine efficiency
Answers: Capturing the voice of the customer
Improving machine efficiency
Reducing field failures to virtually zero
Preventing controllable defects
• Question 23
3 out of 3 points
Which of the following is NOT a reason that companies are depending more on their
suppliers?
Selected Answer: More control over their suppliers
Answers: More focus on core competencies
Need for more flexibilities
Desire to share risks
More control over their suppliers
• Question 24
1 out of 1 points
Which type of effort is required across the organization as to meet customer's
requirement?
Selected Answer: Collaborative
Answers: Individualistic
Separative
Collaborative
Selective
• Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Place the odd one out
Selected Answer: Political
Answers: Political
Rsources
Processes
Performance
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following activity is not mapped by VSM?
Selected Answer: Down Time
Answers: Cycle Time
Lead Time
Down Time
None
• Question 27
0 out of 1 points
Who amongthe following gave the definition of Startegic Planning?
Selected Answer: Weber
Answers: Weber
Clark Crouch
Suri
Ohno
• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
As per Toyota types of waste are
Selected Answer: All
Answers: Muda
Mura
Muri
All
• Question 29
0 out of 1 points
The supply chain management philosophy emerged in which decade?
Selected Answer: 1990s
Answers: 1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
• Question 30
1 out of 1 points
In how many ways integrated ERP system can help improve supply chain performance?
Selected Answer: Four
Answers: Two
Three
Four
Five
• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
The “Waste” reduction process begins with the question “What can we do to improve?”
Selected Answer: What can we do to improve?
Answers: When can we do to improve?
How can we do to improve?
What can we do to improve?
Where can we do to improve?
• Question 32
0 out of 1 points
For a process working at 5 Sigma level, how many opportunities are considered to lie
outside of the specification limits provided by the customer?
Selected Answer: 3.4
Answers: 233
6210
3.4
66807
• Question 33
0 out of 1 points
From the economic system's point of view, the role of marketing intermediaries is to
transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products
wanted by ________Channel members.
Selected Answer: distributors
Answers: manufacturers
marketers
distributors
consumers
• Question 34
1 out of 1 points
What does CIP stands for?
Selected Answer: Both
Answers: Continous Improvement Process
Continous Improvement Philosphy
Both
None
• Question 35
1 out of 1 points
Statistically based charts that compute acceptable ranges of performance with a mean
value as a target for product specifications are called
Selected Answer: Control Charts
Answers: Pareto Charts
Control Charts
Oppurtunity Flow Charts
None
• Question 36
1 out of 1 points
In Lean production mangers at headquarters generally graded factory management on
which criteria.
Selected Answer: Both
Answers: Yield
Quality
Both
None of the above
• Question 37
1 out of 1 points
Who stated that, “managing the supply chain is vital for international business”.
Selected Answer: Scary and Larsen
Answers: Womack and Jones
Hunt and Weintraub
Scary and Larsen
Burt and Dobler
• Question 38
1 out of 1 points
Place the odd one out
Selected Answer: Group Technology
Answers: Pareto Charts
Control Charts
Group Technology
Check Sheets
• Question 39
1 out of 1 points
What does it mean if the value stream is faster than the takt time
Selected Answer: Over production
Answers: Good Production
Under Production
Over production
None
• Question 40
1 out of 1 points
In a 4 sigma level process, how many opportunities lie outside the specification limits
provided by the customer?
Selected Answer: 6210
Answers: 6210
233
456
876
• Question 41
1 out of 1 points
What is the Japnese term for Sustain
Selected Answer: Shitsuke
Answers: Seiri
Seiton
Shitsuke
Seiso
• Question 42
1 out of 1 points
Which management style is more accustommed to Japnese Working Style?
Selected Answer: Participative
Answers: Authritative
Participative
Individualistic
None
• Question 43
1 out of 1 points
Which ISO allows efficient identification of opportunities for cost savings?
Selected Answer: ISO14001:2004
Answers: ISO9000
ISO14000
ISO14001:2004
None
• Question 44
1 out of 1 points
Kanban technique was proposed in which year ?
Selected Answer: 1988
Answers: 1985
1986
1987
1988
• Question 45
1 out of 1 points
Place the odd one out
Selected Answer: React
Answers: Plan
Do
Check
React
• Question 46
1 out of 1 points
What is the success rate of the products with optimum advantage?
Selected Answer: 58%
Answers: 98%
58%
38%
18%
• Question 47
1 out of 1 points
The objective of which system was to minimize the consumption of resources that added
no value to the product.?
Selected Answer: Toyota Production System
Answers: Total management system
Toyota Production System
Toyota Management System
Total Production System
• Question 48
1 out of 1 points
The single card system is known as
Selected Answer: Withdrawl Kanban
Answers: Process Kanban
Production Kanban
Withdrawl Kanban
Supply kanban
• Question 49
1 out of 1 points
Even flow production technique was proposed by
Selected Answer: Ballard
Answers: Ballard
Ohno
Shingo
Suri
• Question 50
1 out of 1 points
What does CSF elaborates?
Selected Answer: Critical Success Factor
Answers: Creative Success Factor
Critical Success Factor
Critical Source Factor
Creative Source Factor
• Question 51
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following conditions,the customer expects from a product performance?
Selected Answer: Must be
Answers: Might be
Must be
Can be
May be
• Question 52
1 out of 1 points
Quick response manufacturing is proposed by
Selected Answer: Suri
Answers: Suri
Shingo
Ohno
None
• Question 53
1 out of 1 points
What is the Japanese term for automation with human touch?
Selected Answer: Jidoka
Answers: Muda
Kaizen
Mura
Jidoka
• Question 54
0 out of 1 points
Alfred Sloan’s belongs to which firm?
Selected Answer: General Motors
Answers: Ford
General Motors
Volkswagen
Crysler
• Question 55
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not includedin logistics?
Selected Answer: Design
Answers: Distribution
Transportation
Design
Warehousing
• Question 56
0 out of 1 points
Womack has an abbreviated definition of lean, which is ‘Lean = purpose + process + what’?
Selected Answer: People
Answers: Planet
Policy
People
Practice
• Question 57
1 out of 1 points
What does WIP elaborates in Lean production
Selected Answer: Work in Process
Answers: Waste In Process
Work in Process
Waste in Progress
Work in Progress
• Question 58
1 out of 1 points
Which strategy is supported by supply side capabilities?
Selected Answer: JIT
Answers: JIT
Agility
Customized Logistics
None
• Question 59
0 out of 1 points
Who proposed the perfection as the fifth lean principle ?
Selected Answer: Both
Answers: Womack
Roos
Both
None
• Question 60
0 out of 1 points
Kanban system is also generally called as
Selected Answer: Pull system
Answers: Pull system
Push system
Put on system
None
• Question 61
1 out of 1 points
Who defined the three elements of standard work?
Selected Answer: Ohno
Answers: Shingo
Suri
Ballard
Ohno
• Question 62
1 out of 1 points
Who said tht,E-commerce describes the process of buying and selling (or exchanging) of
products, services and information via computer networks including the internet.?
Selected Answer: E.Turban
Answers: E.Turban
M.Greenstein
T.M. Feinman
J.F. Rayport
• Question 63
0 out of 1 points
Which among the following emerged as the global leader
Selected Answer: All
Answers: Mass producer
Lean producer
Craft producer
All
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