Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each lean instrument to its function.
- Just-in-time
- Kanban
- Kaizen
- Six Sigma
- Statistical war on process variation
- The visual signal authorizing production
- Produce only what is pulled, when pulled
- Continuous small improvements by the doers
Hints
- Each instrument does one job: signal, pull, improve, or measure.
- One is a physical or visual signal to replenish.
Show the answer
- Just-in-time → Produce only what is pulled, when pulled
- Kanban → The visual signal authorizing production
- Kaizen → Continuous small improvements by the doers
- Six Sigma → Statistical war on process variation
Why
Pull, signal, improve, and measure, the operational grammar that turned a Japanese car plant into every business school’s favorite chapter.
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