Question 1
Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is
true?
◦ Manufacturing cycle time is increased.
◦ Large lots are pulled from upstream stations.
◦ Problems become more obvious.
◦ Work is pulled to the downstream stations before it is actually needed.
◦ None of the above are true of a pull system.
Question 2
Manufacturing cycle time is best defined as the
◦ time between the start of one unit and the start of the next unit.
◦ time it takes a unit to move from one workstation to the next.
◦ length of the work shift, expressed in minutes per day.
◦ time from raw materials receipt to finished product exit.
◦ sum of all the task times to make one unit of a product.