CSC 540 Questions
Toyota Production Systems
Tim Sparks
1. When did Toyota Production System begin to effect US companies?
a. late 1950’s
b. early 1990’s
c. late 1980’s
d. early 1960’s
e. late 1970’s
2. Why did TPS factories initially shy away from jobs in the US?
a. High-wage workers
b. Not enough anime
c. High population
d. Cost of transportation of parts
3. Where did TPS factories go when they decided to come back to the US?
a. Union friendly areas
b. Places close to transportation
c. Union unfriendly areas
d. Close to candy factories
4. The US economy is considered what type of economy according to Rick Baldoz, Charles
Koeber, and Phillip Craft?
a. Industrial
b. Idea
c. Agricultural
d. Business
5. Of the following which is NOT a part of the Big Three?
a. GM
b. Chrysler
c. Mazda
d. Ford
Tyler Watson
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6. Who is the father of the Toyota Production System?
a. Taiichi Ohno
b. Ando Masahashi
c. Hiro Nakamura
d. Brandon Hall
7. What is the ultimate goal of the Toyota Production System?
a. Eliminate waste
b. Eliminate money
c. Eliminate cars
d. All of the above
8. Which of the following is a phase of setup reduction?
a. Maintenance, organization, and housekeeping
b. Toyota Production System
c. Kanban System
d. All of the above
9. When referring to the automobile industry, what does the acronym “TPS” stand for?
a. Toyota Production System
b. Transactions Per Second
c. Test Pilot School
d. Texas Pain Society
10. Which of the following helps with team development?
a. Team Process Training
b. Task Training
c. Coaching
d. All of the above
John Imboden
11. The acronym "GPC" stands for what?
a. Global Practice Center
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b. Global Production Center
c. Global Procedure Center
d. Global Promotion Center
12. The inventory system used by the TPS is known as what?
a. Kanban System
b. Push and Pull System
c. Keiichi System
d. Supply and Demand Protocol
13. The use of the "GPC" allows for what?
a. More effective training
b. Higher levels of achievement
c. Reduced Training time
d. All of the above
14. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use TPS's Computer Simulation
a. Quality Control
b. Speed
c. Employee Training
d. Cost Competitiveness
15. Under Toyota's inventory system what happens after a product is sold?
a. The factory is shut down.
b. A new model begins its early design development.
c. Factories speed up production.
d. A signal is sent to the manufacturer to produce another product.
Steven Taylor
16.Q:Name the unique organizational structure which claims to improve quality and
production within the automobile manufacturing industry, while at the same time respecting
worker rights.
A: a.the TPS { the Toyota Production System}
b. Taylorism
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c. Ford Assembly Line System
d. Fit-Form-Function
17.Q:Name the computer simulation engineer who worked in a Toyota group company, and
then eventually released literature which shined light on the darker side of the Toyota
Production System.
A:
a. Henry Ford
b.Albert Einstein
c. Darius Mehri
d. Taichii Ohno
18.Q:Name The book which Darius Mehri claims to have grossly misinterpreted the TPS.
A:
a. “Machines that tell time”
b. “The other side of the TPS”
c. “Maximizing Production Volume”
e. “Eliminating Manufacturing Unions”
d. “The Machine that Changed the World.”
19.Q: What is the meaning of Tatemae:
A:
a. you should always respect supervisor
b. What you are supposed to feel or do.
c. What you actually feel
d. once a laborer always a laborer
20.Q: which of the following unethical practices was described by Darius Mehri’s account of
the TPS?
A:
a. Safety Scandals
b. Slave Labor
c. Conference Eaves Dropping
d. Employee Blacklisting