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OPTIONS 20 30 35 50 ANSWER 35 EXPLANATION Available setup time/Actual setup time = 1, Daily Demand = 35. Batch Size = EPEI * Daily Demand = 35.

OPTIONS 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ANSWER 0.6 EXPLANATION Using standard formula for Production Cycle Efficiency, 0.6 is correct.

OPTIONS Throughput time Cycle Time Lead Time Setup time ANSWER Throughput time EXPLANATION Throughput time best defines the condition posed in the question, so THE FIRST OPTION is correct.

OPTIONS Machine time Downtime Setup time Changeover time ANSWER Machine time EXPLANATION Options TWO, THREE and FOUR are not serious considerations. Cycle time is composed of machine cycle time and auto cycle time, so THE FIRST OPTION is correct.

OPTIONS TAKT Time Throughput time Cycle Time Lead Time ANSWER TAKT Time EXPLANATION The formula for TAKT Time is available time / customer demand, so THE FIRST OPTION is correct.

OPTIONS Kanban Kaizen Balanced Scorecard Hoshin Kanri ANSWER Hoshin Kanri EXPLANATION While Balanced Scorecard can be used by a lot of organizations as a planning tool, Hoshin Kanri is definitely considered the universal Lean planning tool so Hoshin Kanri is correct.

OPTIONS Muda Muri Mottainai Warusa Kagen ANSWER Warusa Kagen EXPLANATION Warusa Kagen (悪さかげん) means “condition of badness” or “how bad things are” in the current condition.

OPTIONS Customer Stakeholder Process Sponsor ANSWER Customer EXPLANATION Value is always specified by the customer in a lean organization, so CUSTOMER is correct.

OPTIONS Most important Somewhat important Not important at all The degree of importance is determined by the complexity of the project ANSWER Not important at all EXPLANATION Mathematical skills is the least important for a Black Belt to be successful in his role, so THE...

OPTIONS Use Force Field Analysis Use Stakeholder analysis Use Benchmarked examples Present benefits to employees ANSWER Use Benchmarked examples EXPLANATION Telling someone how this change worked with others is a good way to overcome the resistance from people who think the change wouldn’t work so...