1) According to Dr. Liker, all are true except:

a) Many U.S. firms have been successful in implementing lean philosophy in their organizations

b) TPS requires a cultural underpinning

c) Trying to literally imitate Toyota is not likely to be a viable strategy

d) Building a learning culture for continuous improvement is hard

e) All of the above

2) The primary emphasis for Lean programs is to:

a) Eliminate waste

b) Reduce process variation

c) Determine where to focus improvement efforts

d) Utilize DMAIC process

e) All the above

3) All the following about push systems are true except:

a) They based on an exogenous schedule

b) Used by traditional MRP systems

c) Contain an automatic mechanism to prevent excess input

d) Are less effective in repetitive operational environments

e) All are true