Which one of the following is not a requirement of

Which one of the following is not a requirement of JIT systems?
1.
quality deliveries on time
2.
low setup time
3.
training support
4.
strong job specialization
5.
employee empowerment
d (Multiple sections, moderate)
78.
Great Lakes Barge and Baggage Company makes, among other things, battery-operated bilge pumps. Which of the
following activities is not part of JIT? They
1.
communicate their schedules to suppliers
2.
produce in long production runs to reduce the impact of setup costs
3.
use a pull system to move inventory
4.
continuously work on reducing setup time
5.
produce in small lots
b (Multiple sections, moderate)
79.
Which one of the following is an example of JIT being used for competitive advantage?
1.
Jones Company has decreased the number of job classifications to just a few.
2.
Lafourche Metals increases the number of its suppliers to be less dependent on just a few.
3.
Houma Fabricators is proud to announce that incoming goods are inspected.
4.
Acme Company tells its maintenance department to intervene only if a machine breaks down.
5.
Caro Specialty Metals, Inc. has built a new, huge warehouse to store inventory.
a (Multiple sections, moderate)
80.
A manufacturer took the following actions to reduce inventory. Which of these is generally not accepted as a JIT action?
1.
It used a pull system to move inventory.
2.
It produced in ever smaller lots.
3.
It required deliveries directly to the point of use.
4.
It picked the supplier that offered the lowest price based on quantity discounts.
5.
It worked to reduce the company's in-transit inventory.
d (Multiple sections, moderate)
81.
Which of the following is not one of the Seven Wastes?
1.
overproduction
2.
transportation

3.
assignment
4.
defective product
5.
motion
c (Just-in-time, the Toyota production system, and lean operations; easy)
451
82.
Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is critical to the success of JIT?
1.
close relationships with trust
2.
close relationships with skepticism
3.
distant relationships with trust
4.
distant relationships with skepticism
5.
none of the above
a (Just-in-time (JIT), easy)
83.
Which of the following statements regarding JIT in services is true?
1.
Restaurants do not use JIT layouts because they interfere with creation of a good servicescape.
2.
Excess customer demand in services such as air travel is met by dipping into safety stocks.
3.
All of the JIT techniques for dealing with suppliers, layout, inventory, and scheduling are used
in services.
4.
Scheduling is not relevant to effective use of JIT in services.
5.
All of the above are false.
c (Lean operations in services, moderate)
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK
84.
____________ is the minimum inventory necessary to keep a perfect system running.
Just-in-time inventory (Just-in-time, the Toyota production system, and lean operations; moderate)
85.