TRUE OR FALSE
Lean and Six Sigma are often used together to improve efficiency.
True
Which of the following focuses on reducing waste and increasing efficiency?
a. vision statement
b. lean
c. root cause analysis
d. SWOT analysis
Lean
A hospital manager finds a way to reduce patient wait times in the lobby by having patients fill out their health history forms and upload their insurance before arriving to the clinic.
What is this an example of?
A. Six sigma
B. Lean
Lean
_________ is a technique that was developed from Lean methodology and is used to create a visual guide of all the components necessary to deliver a product or service.
A. Brainstorming
B. Value Stream Mapping
c. Lean
B. Value Stream Mapping
Lean originated from Motorola.
False- originated from Toyota.
Which of the following focuses on minimizing variability in business processes?
a. six sigma
b. SWOT analysis
c. VRIO analysis
d. Mission statement
Six sigma
Select all that apply:
Lean is used in healthcare by:
1. reducing wait time
2. preventing injury
3. minimizing inventory
4. removing the cause of defects
1, 2, 3
Six sigma is a structured approach to enhance performance process and achieve ____ levels of quality and _____ levels of variability
A. High, low
B. Low, high
A. High levels of quality and low levels of variability
In the healthcare industry, six sigma is used to reduce medical errors and remove defects from processes involved in delivering care.
True.
Which of the following focuses on maximizing value and minimizing waste?
a. SWOT
b. SOAR framework
c. Value Map streaming
value map streaming
Which is a tool both six sigma and lean utilize?
A. Brainstorming
B. Control charts
C. Regression
A. Brainstorming
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