Manufacturing and Production Study Guide 2026
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📋 Manufacturing and Production Exam Format at a Glance
📚 Manufacturing and Production Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample Manufacturing and Production Questions & Answers
1. Reshoring in US manufacturing refers to:
Reshoring describes the trend of US companies returning manufacturing previously offshored to countries like China back to domestic facilities.
2. What does MTTR stand for in maintenance performance metrics?
MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) measures the average time required to diagnose, repair, and return a failed machine or component to operation.
3. What is a 'kanban' system primarily used for?
Kanban is a visual signaling system that controls the flow of work and inventory using a pull-based approach.
4. Machine guarding under OSHA is required when:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 requires guarding on any machine part, function, or process that may cause bodily injury.
5. In lean, 'overproduction' is considered the worst waste because:
Overproduction leads to excess inventory, transportation, storage costs, and masks other process problems.
6. In production scheduling, 'job shop' scheduling refers to:
Job shop scheduling handles custom orders where each job may have a different sequence of operations through shared machines.