ITPEC IP April 2026 Question 90
ITPEC IP April 2026 — Question 90 of 100
Obtain required components when needed and keep work-in-process at an appropriate minimum — this is just-in-time lean production.
Kanban signals authorize replenishment based on downstream consumption, creating pull flow and reducing excess inventory, waiting, storage, and hidden defects.
Answer (b)
Why not others: (a) is outsourcing; (c) deliberately overproduces, a major form of lean waste; (d) describes one-person completion or cellular work but does not define JIT/kanban replenishment.
Key rule: Lean pull systems produce and move only what is needed, when needed, in the needed quantity.
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