Lean Thinking and Lean Engineering

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Philosophical, managerial, and operational principles of lean thinking within the context, tools, and practices of lean engineering; focuses on principles and practices of lean engineering that are applicable across industry types; includes design of lean systems, lean cell design, modeling of lean manufacturing systems and operation of manufacturing cells; queuing network theory for the analysis of lean systems. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in STAT 211 ; junior or senior classification.