LEAN MANAGEMENT AND PRACTISE

KAL520

Course Code: KAL520
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Gülin Feryal Ural

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about lean manufacturing concepts and practices.
Explain lean manufacturing principles.
Understand concepts of Just-In Time production, flexible manufacturing and grup technology.
Apply lean manufacturing tools and methods in real life problems.
Perform restructuring activities as for lean manufacturing.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The rise of lean production, manufacturing systems and production strategies
2^nd Week	The concept of waste, waste types, lean manufacturing principles
3^rd Week	Push-pull production system and kanban system
4^th Week	Cellular production and plant layout
5^th Week	Just-In Time Production
6^th Week	Supplier relationships in lean production
7^th Week	Flexible manufacturing systems
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Grup technology
10^th Week	KAIZEN
11^th Week	The impact of employee involvement and employeeempowerment
12^th Week	Sustainability of lean systems
13^th Week	Presentations
14^th Week	Presentations
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Askin, Ronald and Jeffrey Goldberg, Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems, John Wiley, 2002.

2. Nicholas, John M., Lean Production for Competetive Advantage, CRC Productivity Press, 2011 Edition.

3. Liker, Jeffrey and David Meier, The Toyota Way Fieldbook, McGraw-Hill, 2006.

4. Dennis, Pascal, Lean Production Simplified, Productivity Press, 2007.

5. Womack, James and Daniel Jones ,Lean Thinking, Free Press, Revised Edition, 2003.

6. Womack, James P., Jones, Daniel T., The Machine That Changed the World,, New York, Rowson Associates, 1990.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Project	1	20
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	4	4
Individual or group work	14	14	196
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	6	12
Total Work Load			298
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.93
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1				X	X
K2				X	X
K3	X	X	X	X	X
K4				X	X
K5	X	X	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X	X	X