Lesson 4.1.2

4.1.2 Lean production Quiz: NCFE Business & Enterprise, Unit 4

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  1. What is the main aim of lean production?

    • Selling a wider range of products
    • Holding large stocks of materials
    • Cutting waste without losing quality
    • Charging a higher price per unit

  2. How does lean production increase a firm's profit margin?

    • It raises the price paid by customers
    • It builds a larger stock of materials
    • It widens the range of goods on sale
    • It cuts the cost of making each unit

  3. Which lean method has materials delivered by suppliers at the moment they are needed?

    • Cell production
    • Quality assurance
    • Just-in-time
    • Kaizen

  4. A supermarket takes daily just-in-time deliveries of fresh food. What is the main benefit?

    • Cover if a supplier is late
    • Larger bulk-buy discounts
    • Less unsold stock is wasted
    • Fewer deliveries are needed

  5. What must a business get right for just-in-time to work?

    • Buying materials in large batches
    • Forecasting how much it will sell
    • Storing finished goods in a warehouse
    • Keeping a spare stock of each part

  6. In cell production, why do workers often feel more committed to their work?

    • A manager inspects each item they make
    • Workers rotate to a new cell each week
    • Each worker repeats one very small task
    • Their team finishes a whole part of the item

  7. How does cell production tend to lift productivity?

    • Staff swap jobs across the whole factory
    • Bigger machines produce a larger batch
    • Stock is stored beside each machine
    • Skilled teams cut time lost moving work

  8. What does Kaizen mean in a lean business?

    • A yearly target review by senior managers
    • A cash bonus for hitting a monthly target
    • A steady stream of small improvements
    • A one-off overhaul of the factory layout

  9. How are shop-floor staff involved in Kaizen?

    • They are consulted on their pay rise
    • They suggest changes to their own job
    • They inspect goods at the end of the line
    • They carry out an annual stock count

  10. A bakery introduces Kaizen. What is the most likely effect after a year?

    • Costs drop sharply once, then level off
    • Costs drift down as waste is trimmed
    • Costs stay flat but output suddenly doubles
    • Costs rise as new machines are bought

  11. Why does a business measure the quality of the customer service it gives?

    • To decide how much stock to hold
    • To find weaknesses and put them right
    • To count how many customers visit daily
    • To set the price charged for a product

  12. Under TQM, who is responsible for the quality of the finished product?

    • Everyone who works in the business
    • The inspectors at the end of the line
    • The suppliers of the raw materials
    • The senior managers who set standards

  13. What does Total Quality Management (TQM) aim to achieve in a business?

    • Ongoing improvement driven by all staff
    • Stock delivered just as it is needed
    • The lowest possible price for buyers
    • Faults spotted by inspectors at the end

  14. Which drawback is most associated with flow production?

    • Slow output per worker each day
    • Downtime for cleaning and resetting between runs
    • Repetitive work demotivates staff
    • High labour cost for each item

  15. Which product is most likely to be made using flow production?

    • Cartons of long-life milk
    • A run of 500 school shirts
    • A hand-thrown pottery bowl
    • Trainers with a name printed

  16. Apple does not build its own iPhones. Which firm assembles most of them under contract?

    • Sony
    • Samsung
    • Foxconn
    • Huawei

  17. How does quality assurance differ from quality control?

    • It applies to services but not to goods
    • It is carried out by an outside body
    • It checks goods once they are finished
    • It aims to stop faults before they happen

  18. Which is a genuine advantage of using job production?

    • Products fit each buyer's exact needs
    • Work is quick to repeat at volume
    • Staff can be low-skilled and cheap
    • Unit costs fall as output rises

  19. What is the main cost advantage of flow production?

    • Small stock levels between batches
    • Low set-up costs for the machinery
    • Higher prices from unique items
    • Low unit costs from high output

  20. Which of these is an example of after-sales customer service?

    • Greeting shoppers as they enter the shop
    • Ordering more stock from a supplier
    • Advertising a sale in the local paper
    • Repairing a faulty item free of charge