END 445E - Lean Production Systems

Course Objectives

To explain Just-in time philosophy; to teach learning to see wastes and the techniques to eliminate them; to give detailed information about the techniques used by a just-in time producer.

Course Description

Introduction to Lean/Just-in Time (JIT) Production Systems
Types and Elimination of Wastes
Industrial House Keeping (5S) and Visual Workplace
Setup Analysis and Reduction
Push and Pull Production Control Systems
Kanban System and Types of Kanban and their applications
Value-Stream Mapping
Production Lead Times and Inventory Costs
Production Smoothing and Mixed Model Assembly Line Scheduling
Kaizen