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Industrial Engineer Practice Test

Check what you know about the industrial engineer job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on industrial engineer knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Takt time is:
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Answer: Pace to meet demand. Pace.

Question 2 of 15Poka-yoke means:
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Answer: Mistake-proofing. Prevention.

Question 3 of 15A VSM shows:
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Answer: Material and info flow. Flow.

Question 4 of 15DMAIC is used in:
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Answer: Six Sigma. Method.

Question 5 of 15Line balancing:
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Answer: Evens out work. Flow.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Pace to meet demand.”
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Answer: Takt time. Takt time: Pace to meet demand.

Question 7 of 15What does “Kanban” mean?
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Answer: Pull signal system.. Kanban: Pull signal system.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Map of movement.”
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Answer: Spaghetti diagram. Spaghetti diagram: Map of movement.

Question 9 of 15What does “Standard work” mean?
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Answer: Best method documented.. Standard work: Best method documented.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Time to complete one unit.”
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Answer: Cycle time. Cycle time: Time to complete one unit.

Question 11 of 15What does “Poka-yoke” mean?
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Answer: Mistake-proofing.. Poka-yoke: Mistake-proofing.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Statistical process control.”
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Answer: SPC. SPC: Statistical process control.

Question 13 of 15What does “Line balancing” mean?
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Answer: Evening out work across stations.. Line balancing: Evening out work across stations.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Map of material and info flow.”
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Answer: Value stream map. Value stream map: Map of material and info flow.

Question 15 of 15What does “Capacity planning” mean?
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Answer: Matching resources to demand.. Capacity planning: Matching resources to demand.

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