IB Design Technology 10.2 Lean Production Questionbank

A production manager at an automotive plant implements several changes to improve efficiency on the shop floor. These actions are summarized in the table below:

Which sequence correctly identifies the stages of the 5S lean production methodology represented by these actions?

The table below provides production data for a component on a manufacturing line using lean principles.

A factory uses control charts to track the weight of packaged goods. If the data shows a trend towards the lower tolerance limit, the filling machines are recalibrated before any underweight packages are produced. Which quality management technique is being described?

A boutique guitar manufacturer tracks the duration of various stages in their production cycle to improve efficiency. The data for a specific custom order is provided in the table below.

A manufacturing firm uses a specific strategy where production is only initiated once a signal is received from the next stage of the assembly line or from a customer order. The characteristics of this strategy are summarized in the table below.