This set of Total Quality Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Continuous Process Improvement – 5S”.
1. 5S is defined as a housekeeping technique used to establish and maintain a productive and quality environment in an organization.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: 5S is defined as a housekeeping technique used to establish and maintain a productive and quality environment in an organization. A work place which is well organized will result in safer, more efficient and more productive operation.
2. In which country was 5S invented?
a) India
b) Japan
c) Vietnam
d) Norway
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Explanation: 5S was invented in Japan. It stands for five Japanese words starting with SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
3. What is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiri’?
a) Sorting out
b) Systematic arrangement
c) Standardizing
d) Self-discipline
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Explanation: ‘Sorting out’ is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiri’. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
4. What is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiton’?
a) Sorting out
b) Systematic arrangement
c) Standardizing
d) Self-discipline
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Explanation: ‘Systematic arrangement’ is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiton’. The other Japanese words parts of the 5S are SEIRI, SEISO, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
5. Which of the following from the 5S technique means ‘to separate out all unnecessary things and eliminate them’?
a) Seiri
b) Seiton
c) Seiso
d) Seiketsu
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Explanation: ‘Seiri’ means to ‘sort out’. So, we need to separate out all unnecessary things and eliminate them from our workplace. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
6. Which of the following from the 5S technique means ‘to arrange the essential things in order, so that they can be easily accessed’?
a) Seiri
b) Seiton
c) Seiso
d) Seiketsu
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Explanation: ‘Seiton’ means ‘systematic arrangement’. So, we need to arrange the essential things in order, so that they can be easily accessed. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEISO, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
7. What is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiso’?
a) Sorting out
b) Systematic arrangement
c) Scrub, shine, sweep
d) Self-discipline
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Explanation: ‘Scrub, shine, sweep’ is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiso’. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEITON, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
8. What is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiketsu’?
a) Sorting out
b) Systematic arrangement
c) Scrub, shine, sweep
d) Standardizing
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Explanation: ‘Standardizing’ is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Seiketsu’. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, and SHITSUKE.
9. What is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Shitsuke’?
a) Sorting out
b) Systematic arrangement
c) Standardizing
d) Self-discipline
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Explanation: ‘Self-discipline’ is the English equivalent of the Japanese word ‘Shitsuke’. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, and SEIKETSU.
10. Which of the following from the 5S technique means ‘to clean the workplace, everything, everyday, without fail’?
a) Seiri
b) Seiton
c) Seiso
d) Seiketsu
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Explanation: ‘Seiso’ means to ‘scrub, shine, and sweep’. So, we need to clean the workplace, everything, every day, without fail. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEITON, SEIKETSU, and SHITSUKE.
11. To maintain cleanliness we need to standardize.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: To maintain cleanliness we need to standardize. ‘Seiketsu’ means to ‘standardize’. The other Japanese words parts of 5S are SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, and SHITSUKE.
12. Which of the following is not an advantage of implementing 5S technique?
a) To improve work efficiency
b) To standardize work practices
c) To improve work discipline
d) To create a dirty workplace
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Explanation: To improve work efficiency, to standardize work practices, and to improve work discipline are the advantages of implementing 5S technique. To create a neat and clean workplace is also an advantage of implementing 5S technique.
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