Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Enterprise Principles Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which Lean enterprise principle focuses on creating an uninterrupted flow of value from raw materials to the end customer?

Accepted Answer

Flow

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Value Stream Mapping

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Pull

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Perfection

Question 2

In a Lean enterprise, what is the primary purpose of a kaizen event?

Accepted Answer

To achieve rapid, focused improvement on a specific process

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To conduct annual strategic planning

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To audit supplier quality certifications

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To establish new departmental budgets

Question 3

What does the Lean concept of 'Gemba' refer to in an enterprise context?

Accepted Answer

The actual place where work is performed

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The financial reporting system used for cost tracking

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A digital dashboard for monitoring KPIs

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The corporate headquarters where strategy is set

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the Lean enterprise concept of 'pull' production?

Accepted Answer

Initiating work only when there is actual downstream demand or a customer signal

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Manufacturing products in large batches to maximize equipment utilization

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Producing goods based on long-range demand forecasts

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Pushing inventory to distribution centers in advance of seasonal peaks

Question 5

What is the role of hoshin kanri in a Lean enterprise?

Accepted Answer

It is the method for aligning strategic objectives across all organizational levels

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It serves as the daily standup meeting protocol

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It is a tool exclusively for tracking defect rates on the shop floor

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It replaces all project management methodologies with a single template

Question 6

In Lean enterprise thinking, which type of waste involves producing more than what the customer currently needs?

Accepted Answer

Overproduction waste

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Transportation waste

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Waiting waste

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Motion waste