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Questions
Lean History
1. Who is known as the godfather of lean manufacturing
A. Taichi Ohno
B. Jeff Liker
C. Mike Rother
D. James Womack
2. What company is credited with creating the first moving

assembly line?
A. Oldsmobile
B. Toyota
C. Ford
D. Daimler
3. Modern day lean manufacturing is based primarily off the

production system developed by which company?
A. Toyota
B. Honda
C. Ford
D. General Motors
4. Which of the following are the pillars of the Toyota

Production System (TPS)?
A. People and Value
B. Just in Time and Jidoka
C. Standardized Work and 5S
D. Kaizen and Standardized Work
5. Which of the following is not a core element of the Toyota

Production System?
A. Statistical Process Control
B. Standardized Work
C. Stability
D. Pull Systems
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6. The book that was widely credited with popularizing lean
manufacturing across North America in the 1990s was
called:
A. The Toyota Way
B. The Goal
C. Learning to See
D. The Machine That Changed the World
7. W. Edwards Deming is most often associated with what

lean tool or technique?
A. 5S
B. Value Stream Mapping
C. Statistical Process Control
D. PDCA
8. The name of the joint venture between GM and Toyota

was called:
A. BAMA
B. NUMMI
C. Georgetown
D. Detroit JV
9. Eli Whitney first popularized what concept with his Cotton

Gin in 1793?
A. Scale Production
B. One Piece Flow
C. Interchangeable parts
D. Gears
10. Time Study and Standardized Work is based on the work

of who?
A. Taichi Ohno
B. Frederick W. Taylor
C. Shigeo Shingo
D. Eli Whitney
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11. What two experts are attributed as the pioneers of just in
time techniques at Toyota?
A. Ohno and Shingo
B. Shingo and Abe
C. Shingo and Deming
D. Deming and Womack
12. What was the central difference between the application

of Ford System developed by Henry Ford and Charles
Sorensen and the Toyota Production System?
A. Product Mix
B. Scale
C. Operator Skill
D. Equipment
13. Which of the following is not one of the 5 lean principles

captured by Jones and Womack in "The Machine that
Changed the World"?
A. Specify the value desired by the customer
B. Introduce pull between all steps where continuous
flow is possible
C. Make the product flow continuously through the
remaining value-added steps
D. Ensure a clean and safe working environment
14. What was the first car company to use interchangeable

parts?
A. Cadillac
B. Oldsmobile
C. Ford
D. Toyota
15. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were pioneers of what field?

A. Ergonomics
B. Mass Production
C. Time and Motion Study
D. Statistical Process Control
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16. The Ford Factory that housed the Model T production line
was called:
A. Highland Park
B. Flint
C. Sterling Heights
D. Georgetown
17. Walter Shewhart introduced to the manufacturing

industry what concept in 1931?
A. Interchangeable parts
B. Statistical Process Control
C. Ergonomics
D. Quality at the source
18. The concept of SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)

was pioneered by what lean expert?
A. Ohno
B. Juran
C. Shingo
D. Deming
19. The pareto principle as it applies to quality control was

introduced by who?
A. Vilfredo Pareto
B. Joseph Juran
C. Walter Shewhart
D. W. Edwards Deming
20. The book "The Goal" popularized what concept?

A. The Toyota Production System
B. Statistical Process Control
C. The Theory of Constraints
D. Interval Analysis
21. The Toyota Production System came about in what era?

A. Post World War II
B. During World War I
C. During the Cold War
D. Between World War I and World War II
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22. The factory famous for "A Bomber an Hour" during WWII
was called
A. Willow Run
B. Highland Park
C. Flint North
D. Lincoln
23. The manufacturing leader credited with coining the

phrase "lean production" is
A. John Krafcik
B. James Womack
C. Daniel Jones
D. Jeffrey Liker
24. First implementation of lean techniques by American

automotive companies often failed because of what reason?
A. The method of production was different in the United
States so the tools didn't work
B. The culture was so different that it didn't work
C. They didn't have the right training to deploy the tools
D. They often tried to copy tools without understanding
the principles and system
25. The book "Learning to See" is widely regarded as the

foundation of what tool?
A. Waste Analysis
B. Kaizen Facilitation
C. Value Stream Mapping
D. Capacity Studies
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Answers
1. Taichi Ohno is most often referred to as the godfather of
lean manufacturing. Liker, Rother and Womack have also
been vital in spreading lean knowledge, especially in North
America.
2. Ford is credited with creating the first moving assembly

line with the Model T line. You could get any color you
wanted as long as it was black!
3. Modern day lean manufacturing is based primarily off the

production system developed by Toyota (Toyota Production
System).
4. The pillars of the Toyota Production System are Just in

Time and Jidoka. Jidoka or Autonomation means automation
with a human touch and refers to the ability of the operator
to stop the productoin line when problems occur. Just in time
refers to pulling product through a production line at the rate
the customer needs the product.
5. Statistical Process Control is not a core element of the

Toyota Production System. Although SPC is important and
widely used across the manufacturing industry, it predates
the development of the Toyota Production System. It was
developed in the 1920s by Walter Shewhart.
6. The book that was widely credited with popularizing lean

manufacturing across North America in the 1990s was called
The Machine That Changed the World by James
Womack and Dan Jones.
7. W. Edwards Deming is most often associated with PDCA

(Plan, Do, Check, Act)- this is often called the Deming Cycle.
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8. The name of the joint venture between GM and Toyota
was called NUMMI and it was located in Fremont, CA. It was
an opportunity for GM to learn about lean manufacturing and
also an opportunity for Toyota to learn about running
manufacturing operations in the United States. The NUMMI
factory has now become a Tesla Factory.
9. Eli Whitney first popularized the concept of

interchangeable parts with his cotton gin in 1793.
Interchangeable parts made mass production possible.
10. Time Study and Standardized Work are based on the

work of Frederick W. Taylor. His concept of Scientific
Management is also known as Taylorism.
11. Shigeo Shingo and Taichii Ohno are the experts who are
most often attributed as the pioneers of lean techniques at
Toyota. Their approach became the "Toyota Production
System".
12. Product mix was the main difference between the

application of the Ford System and the Toyota Production
System. Henry Ford and Charles Sorensen only needed to
create a single product - Toyota needed to apply just in time
techniques to a wider mix of products.
13. The 5 lean principles specified by Womack and Jones in

"The Machine that Changed the World" are:
1. Specify the value desired by the customer

2. Identify the value stream for each product providing that
value and challenge all of the wasted steps currently
necessary to provide it
3. Make the product flow continuously through the remaining
value-added steps
4. Introduce pull between all steps where continuous flow is
possible
5. Manage toward perfection so that the number of steps
and the amount of time and information needed to serve the
customer continually falls
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14. Cadillac was the first car company to use
interchangeable parts in 1904 on the Model B.
15. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were pioneers in the field of

time and motion study. Their work is often associated with
that of Frederick W. Taylor (scientific management)
16. The Ford Factory that housed the Model T production line
was called Highland Park located in Highland Park, Michigan.
17. Walter Shewhart introduced the concept of statistical

process control with his book "Economic Control of Quality of
Manufactured Product" in 1931.
18. Shigeo Shingo introduced the concept of SMED (single

minute exchange of dies) with his article published in 1985.
19. Vilfredo Pareto was an economist that applied the 80%

rule to land because he hypothesized that 80% of the worlds
lands belonged to 20% of the people. It was actually Joseph
Juran who then took this concept and applied it to quality
issues (80% of problems are caused by 20% of the causes)
20. The Goal by Eli Goldratt popularized the concept of

the Theory of Constraints which focuses on bottleneck
management.
21. The Toyota Production System came out of necessity by

Toyota after World War II.
22. Willow Run was Consolidated Aircrafts bomber factory

that manufactured a B-24 bomber an hour using Ford's
Production System during World War II.
23. John Krafcik is often credited as the author who coined

the term "lean production". His work was the basis for the
book "The Machine that Changed the World" by
Womack and Jones
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24. First implementation of lean techniques by American
automotive companies often failed because they often tried
to copy tools without understanding the principles and
system.
25. The book "Learning to See" by John Shook and Mike

Rother is widely regarded as the foundation of value stream
mapping.
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What company is credited with creating the first moving assembly line?

What company is credited with creating the first moving assembly line?

Who is known as the godfather of lean manufacturing?

Who is known as the godfather of lean manufacturing?

Table of Contents

The author is an experienced lean practitioner who has

Content is written and edited by experts and each

Please feel free to email any questions, suggestions or

2. What company is credited with creating the first moving

3. Modern day lean manufacturing is based primarily off the

4. Which of the following are the pillars of the Toyota

5. Which of the following is not a core element of the Toyota

7. W. Edwards Deming is most often associated with what

8. The name of the joint venture between GM and Toyota

9. Eli Whitney first popularized what concept with his Cotton

10. Time Study and Standardized Work is based on the work

12. What was the central difference between the application

13. Which of the following is not one of the 5 lean principles

14. What was the first car company to use interchangeable

15. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were pioneers of what field?

17. Walter Shewhart introduced to the manufacturing

18. The concept of SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)

19. The pareto principle as it applies to quality control was

20. The book "The Goal" popularized what concept?

21. The Toyota Production System came about in what era?

23. The manufacturing leader credited with coining the

24. First implementation of lean techniques by American

25. The book "Learning to See" is widely regarded as the

2. Ford is credited with creating the first moving assembly

3. Modern day lean manufacturing is based primarily off the

4. The pillars of the Toyota Production System are Just in

5. Statistical Process Control is not a core element of the

6. The book that was widely credited with popularizing lean

7. W. Edwards Deming is most often associated with PDCA

9. Eli Whitney first popularized the concept of

10. Time Study and Standardized Work are based on the

12. Product mix was the main difference between the

13. The 5 lean principles specified by Womack and Jones in

1. Specify the value desired by the customer

15. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were pioneers in the field of

17. Walter Shewhart introduced the concept of statistical

18. Shigeo Shingo introduced the concept of SMED (single

19. Vilfredo Pareto was an economist that applied the 80%

20. The Goal by Eli Goldratt popularized the concept of

21. The Toyota Production System came out of necessity by

22. Willow Run was Consolidated Aircrafts bomber factory

23. John Krafcik is often credited as the author who coined

25. The book "Learning to See" by John Shook and Mike

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