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Lessons To Be Learned Just In Time
Book-Lessons To Be Learned Just In Time
304 Pages, hardcover, 1997
ISBN 0-89806-162-8

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Just In Time Manufacturing Quiz

TRUE or FALSE?

  1. Many of the billions of dollars that U.S. companies spent on "state of the art" equipment were NOT necessary to close the productivity gap.

    2. TRUE
    FALSE

  2. The best way to make a factory profitable is NOT to maximize its output.

    3. TRUE
    FALSE

  3. High quality products often cost less to produce than "average" quality products.

    4. TRUE
    FALSE

  4. The estimated 10 billion dollars spent on material handling equipment in the U.S. to increase the flow of materials has been to a large extent a waste of money.

    5. TRUE
    FALSE

  5. As excess inventories decrease, the ability to ship on-time to your customers will increase.

    6. TRUE
    FALSE

  6. Constantly changing production schedules increases your ability to provide excellent customer service.

    7. TRUE
    FALSE

  7. The more work that is loaded into a factory, the greater the output will be.

    8. TRUE
    FALSE

  8. Processing large batches of work reduces costs.

    9. TRUE
    FALSE

  9. The key to increasing output is to decrease the time spent making the part.

    10. TRUE
    FALSE

  10. Implementing change is best handled by supervisors and managers who have had the longest experience in the company.

    11. TRUE
    FALSE

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To get you started,
we offer a
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initial consultation AND
project proposal to
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Lessons To Be Learned Just In Time
Book-Lessons To Be Learned Just In Time
304 Pages, hardcover, 1997
ISBN 0-89806-162-8

Click here to order via Engineering and Management Press
(Type "Lessons to be Learned" in the search box,
then click on the GO! button)
* IIE Member discount available only for orders placed with Engineering and Management Press
OR
Click here to order via Amazon.com

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