Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Core Lean Principles Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Which Lean principle focuses on ensuring that every step in a process adds something the customer is willing to pay for?
Answer: Value
The Value principle requires defining what the customer considers valuable and eliminating activities that do not contribute to that value.
In Lean methodology, which type of waste refers to producing more than what is currently needed by the downstream process?
Answer: Overproduction
Overproduction is considered the most serious waste in Lean because it triggers many of the other six wastes.
What does a Kaizen event typically involve?
Answer: A focused, short-duration improvement activity targeting a specific process
A Kaizen event is a concentrated, typically week-long effort where a cross-functional team works to rapidly improve a specific process.
Which Lean tool uses a visual board with columns such as To Do, In Progress, and Done to manage workflow?
Answer: Kanban board
A Kanban board provides real-time visual management of work items as they move through defined process stages.
What is the primary purpose of a gemba walk in Lean practice?
Answer: To observe the actual work process where value is created
A gemba walk involves leaders going to the actual workplace to observe processes, engage with workers, and identify improvement opportunities firsthand.
Which of the following best describes the Lean concept of 'pull' production?
Answer: Producing items only when a downstream process signals a need
Pull production means work is initiated only by actual downstream demand, reducing overproduction and excess inventory.