Which of the following is not one of the 8 wastes?

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A quiz for beginners, who have just been introduced to Lean Methodology

• 1. 

  The main focus of any Continuous Improvement Project should be the elimination of...?

  • A. 

    Errors

  • B. 

    Flexibility

  • C. 

    Waste

• 2. 

  In "Lean" terms, what is the best description of Waste?

  • A. 

    Waste is a part of a Process and always inevitable

  • B. 

    Waste is something you put in the rubbish bin

  • C. 

    Waste is the usage of any resource during the Process, which is not recognized by the Customer as adding value to the product or service they receive

• 3. 

  Which of  the following is NOT one of the 8 Deadly Wastes?

  • A. 

    Inventory excess

  • B. 

    Motion Waste

  • C. 

    Inventiveness

  • D. 

    Waiting

• 4. 

  Lean techniques define the " Value" from the perspective of who?

  • A. 

    The Customer

  • B. 

    The Manager

  • C. 

    Team Members

  • D. 

    The CEO

• 5. 

  There is a big difference between problem fixing and problem solving. Fixing a problem eliminates the symptoms, not necessarily the root cause?

  • A. 

    True

  • B. 

    False

• 6. 

  The 5 "W's" to be considered during a Root Cause Analysis are...?

  • A. 

    Who, What, When, Where and Why

  • B. 

    Who, Who, Who, Who, and Who

  • C. 

    Why, Why, Why, Why and Why

  • D. 

    Who, Why, Why not, When, What

• 7. 

  What is the acronym used to remember the 8 Deadly Wastes?

  • A. 

    UPTOWN

  • B. 

    DOWNTIME

  • C. 

    DOWNTOWN

  • D. 

    UPTIME

• 8. 

  Which are the 4 important things you need to do to assess a process improvement opportunity? (Multiple Answers)

  • A. 

    Involve people closest to the process

  • B. 

    Validate the problem

  • C. 

    Start designing a solution

  • D. 

    Identify the root cause

  • E. 

    Understand the impact

• 9. 

  What does SIPOC stand for?

  • A. 

    Supplier, Industry, People, Opportunity, Client

  • B. 

    Supplier, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customer

  • C. 

    Source, Inputs, Process, Outsourcing, Customer

• 10. 

  Where do you log process problems that you have identified and need investigation?

  • A. 

    Pipeline Report

  • B. 

    Opportunity Log

  • C. 

    Process Improvement Template

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  Quality products

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  All the above

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• Sample Question

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