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  1. In a Kanban system, what does a Kanban card primarily signal?

    Answer: A request to produce or replenish a specific item

    A Kanban card is a visual signal that authorizes and triggers the production or movement of a specific item to replenish what was consumed.

  2. Which Lean tool is used to visually separate normal operating conditions from abnormal ones on the shop floor?

    Answer: Visual management

    Visual management uses color codes, shadow boards, and floor markings so that abnormalities are immediately apparent to anyone on the floor.

  3. What is the primary objective of SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)?

    Answer: Reduce changeover time to less than 10 minutes

    SMED aims to reduce equipment changeover time to single-digit minutes (under 10 minutes) by converting internal setup steps to external ones.

  4. A production team uses Poka-Yoke on an assembly fixture. What outcome does this primarily achieve?

    Answer: Prevention of incorrect part installation by a physical design feature

    Poka-Yoke (mistake-proofing) uses physical or electronic mechanisms to prevent defects from occurring or escaping to the next process step.

  5. In the context of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), what does 'autonomous maintenance' require operators to do?

    Answer: Perform basic cleaning, inspection, and minor repairs on their own equipment

    Autonomous maintenance transfers basic care tasks—cleaning, lubricating, and inspecting—to operators so they develop ownership and detect early signs of equipment deterioration.

  6. Which metric does Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) combine to measure manufacturing productivity?

    Answer: Availability, Performance, and Quality

    OEE = Availability × Performance × Quality, capturing losses from downtime, speed reduction, and defects in a single percentage score.

  7. When applying the 5 Whys technique, what is the expected final output?

    Answer: Identification of the root cause by repeatedly asking why a problem occurred

    The 5 Whys drills down through symptom layers by asking 'why' repeatedly until the true root cause is uncovered, enabling effective corrective action.