Advanced Lean Manufacturing and Services

2 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: IOE 425. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (2 credits) (7-week course) Further explores the philosophy of lean and builds on the concepts taught in IOE 425. Students will learn new concepts such as kata, hoshin kanri, Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) and they will facilitate a kaizen event. Students will also perform a lean assessment at a local company and present recommendations to the company using all the concepts from class in a real-life setting.