Question : 11. Which of the following an advantage of lean production and : 1295534

11. Which of the following is an advantage of lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems? 
A. If factory workers go on strike, the company can still deliver the product to the customer on time.
B. The quality of the product is often improved.
C. Less-skilled employees making a lower wage will replace higher paid employees.
D. An increase in the production time to make a product.

12. Which of the following is a disadvantage of lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems? 
A. Increased customer delivery time
B. Increased product defects
C. Decreased flexibility of manufacturing facilities
D. Increased reliance on fewer suppliers

13. Which of the following statements is true regarding the lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems? 
A. Customers are often less satisfied with the purchased product.
B. The number of product defects often increases.
C. The number of suppliers the company can purchase raw materials from often increases.
D. The factory is often restructured where dissimilar machines are grouped together.

14. Which of the following is an advantage of the lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems? 
A. Reduced reliance on a select number of suppliers
B. Increased inventory levels in case of unpredicted customer demand
C. Reduced reliance on highly skilled employees
D. Reduced product defects

15. Which of the following is a characteristic of a lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing environment but not of a traditional manufacturing environment? 
A. Increased inventory levels
B. Increased product defects
C. Increased reliance on a select number of suppliers
D. Increased production time

16. Which of the following is a characteristic of a traditional production environment but not of a lean production and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing environment? 
A. Increase in the need for highly skilled labor
B. Increase in the need for highly reliable suppliers
C. Reduction in the motivation of the work force
D. Reduction in the amount of time it takes to produce a product

17. Which of the following is a risk that would more likely be seen in a lean production and just-in-time manufacturing environment than in a traditional production environment? 
A. Reduced customer satisfaction due to higher product defects
B. Reduced raw material supply bringing the production process to a halt
C. Increased inventory storage costs
D. Increased production time resulting in lost sales

18. Which of the following is not a type of manufacturing cost? 
A. Direct material costs
B. Administrative costs
C. Factory overhead costs
D. Direct labor costs

19. In general, costs incurred in the factory that do not qualify as either direct material or direct labor are called: 
A. manufacturing costs.
B. manufacturing overhead.
C. nonmanufacturing costs.
D. selling and administrative costs.

20. Manufacturing costs typically consist of: 
A. direct materials, direct labor, and administrative costs.
B. production and shipping costs.
C. direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.
D. manufacturing overhead and selling costs.