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71) What did the production manager say to the pile of scrapped material? A) “Hello muda.” B) “Hello fadduh.” C) “We need more kanbans.” D) “JIT II Brute?” A) many suppliers to ensure that material shortages never occur. B) suppliers that are located nearby to decrease delivery lead time. C) suppliers that are willing to accept short-term contracts. D) suppliers who are low-cost producers. 73) Lean systems maintain inventory in small lot sizes because small lot sizes: A) increase pipeline inventory, allowing the organization to buffer against demand uncertainties. B) increase the quality level of the product. C) enable schedules to use machine capacities more efficiently. D) increase manufacturing lead time because of the increase in waiting time. 74) The goal of single-digit setups is to have a setup time: A) of less than one shift. B) of less than one hour. C) of less than 30 minutes. D) of less than 10 minutes. 75) The lean system concept will not work without the proper environment. Which one of the following characteristics is most common to firms that have successfully implemented a lean system? A) uniform assembly schedules B) specialized workforce C) high rates of machine failures D) longer setup times 76) There are many requirements for the successful implementation of the lean system of production. Which one of the following is not such a requirement? A) uniform assembly schedule B) short setup time C) low machine failure and low defects D) substantial natural resources 77) Using customer demand to activate production of an item or service is called: A) the andon method. B) the pull method. C) the jidoka method. D) the push method. 78) A method in which production of an item begins in advance of customer needs is called: A) the andon method. B) the pull method. C) the jidoka method. D) the push method. 79) Automatically stopping the process when something is wrong and then fixing the problems on theline itself as they occur is known as: A) andon. B) muda. C) jidoka. D) poka-yoke. 80) Mistake-proofing is known by the term: A) andon. B) muda. C) jidoka. D) poka-yoke.