Question 15

Which of the following is true of a push manufacturing system?

Group of answer choices

It leads to minimal inventories and maximum responsiveness.

In this system, finished goods are made to coincide with the actual rate of demand.

In this system, just enough new parts are procured to replace those withdrawn.

It leads to high work-in-process inventories and high levels of indirect labor and overhead.

Flag question: Question 16

_____ is focused on ensuring that operating systems will perform their intended function reliably.

Group of answer choices

Total productive maintenance

An intermittent production system

A just-in-time system

Total quality management

Flag question: Question 17

Which of the following is a similarity between lean production and Six Sigma?

Group of answer choices

Both are driven by customer requirements.

Both focus on efficiency by reducing waste and improving process flow.

Both focus on problems related to variation in performance.

Both solely address visible problems in processes.

Flag question: Question 18

In the airline industry, short setup and turnaround time translates into _____.

Group of answer choices

higher asset utilization

overproduction

fewer service encounters

idle time

Flag question: Question 19

_____ is one in which employees at a given operation go to the source of required parts, such as machining or subassembly, and withdraw the units as they need them.

Group of answer choices

A push system

A classic base-stock system

A pull system

A materials requirement planning system

Flag question: Question 20

A _____ system produces finished-goods inventory in advance of customer demand using a forecast of sales.

Group of answer choices

pull

push

just-in-time

Kanban