MANF 2520 - Principles of Lean Manufacturing

Institution:

Northland Community and Technical College

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Description:

Adopt Lean Manufacturing as a way to reduce costs, better satisfy customers, and increase profitability. In the process of becoming lean, companies must identify and prioritize the initiatives and projects they will undertake to become lean. This course outlines a discipline for identifying and planning Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including the selection of metrics by which to evaluate and track the results of the projects. It offers a methodolgy for linking the goals and metrics of a project or initiative to a company's strategic goals and metrics and provides the basis for tracking the effectiveness of implementation of lean initiatives. This course also emplores the interdependency of the Fiver Primary Elements: organization, metrics, logistics, manufacturing flow, and process control. This course also describes a proven, applied approach to creating a lean program using these elements. Prerequisites: None.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northlandcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(218) 683-8800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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