ITEC4053 — Lean Manufacturing
ITEC 4053 - Lean Manufacturing ITEC 4053 - Lean Manufacturing This course introduces students to the methods of lean manufacturing enabling them to map the manufacturing process and analyze it for opportunities to reduce waste. Topics include methods of reducing or eliminating waste in the manufacturing process, value stream management, setup, plant floor organization, improving equipment uptime, enhancing product quality, and work balancing. Students will be exposed to a set of industry-applied tools such as Fast Setup (SMED), plant floor organization (5S), improving equipment uptime (TPM), and just-in-time (JIT). Flexible or agile manufacturing and Kanban will also be exposed. As needed.
Prerequisites: ITEC3363