SPC & Lean Manufacturing

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This course provides the knowledge needed to effectively use Statistical Process Control (SPC). The relationship to quality costs, on-time delivery, concepts of variation, and an analysis of the organization-specific SPC applications will be introduced. Utilizing SPC to improve and maintain consistent production will be covered. The use of Lean manufacturing to shorten the time between the customer order and the product build/shipment by eliminating sources of waste will also be covered through the study of system performance, identification and elimination of waste, elimination of sources of variability, and a good understanding and use of the principles of operations management. Prerequisite: MA253 or equivalent introductory statistics course.