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1. The objective of the control phase is to institutionalize and sustain the improvements made during the analyze and improve phase and then transition to continuous measurable improvement.

a. True

b. False

2. Process control focuses on implementing process controls for measuring and evaluating performance, documenting new processes and procedures in written work instructions, documenting action plans for dealing with instances of special cause variation, and training process operators on the new process and methods.

a. True

b. False

3. The implementation of management systems is the first-and most important control and sustainment strategy. The first step after achieving a successful improvement is to document the process changes.

a. True

b. False

4. Visual controls are used throughout the process at key points to provide operators with simple, easy-to-use and difficult-to-overlook checks. Another key aspect of visual control is performance measurement, accomplished through the display of measures for everyone to see and understand.

a. True

b. False

5. A checklist for the operator or technician to ensure that all steps in the process are performed or work aids to eliminate fatigue or boredom is an example of a mistake proof or poke-yoke.

a. True

b. False

6. Single minute exchange of a die (SMED) focuses on developing processes for conducting more setups in the same amount of time. Cutting changeover time enables a cell to perform many more setups in the same amount of time.

This achieves the primary objective of building flexibility into the process.

a. True

b. False

7. Total productive maintenance (TPM) provides a method for reducing (if not eliminating) machine downtime. TPM consists of three main components that are preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, and maintenance prevention.

a. True

b. False

8. The principle behind kaizen is that a very large number of small improvements are often more effective in an organizational environment than a few improvements of large value.

a. True

b. False

9. Kaizen activities are aimed at reducing waste in the workplace. These activities are not limited to production areas but are implemented in administrative areas as well.

a. True

b. False

10. Graphic work instructions consistently convey, in an easily recognizable format, how a job is to be performed according to documented standard work procedures.

a. True

b. False