Legacy Course Catalog
IET 411 - Principles Of Lean Thinking
| Effectivity: | 08/29/2005 - 08/04/2006 @ Purdue Calumet Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | fal spr sum |
| Short Title: | Prin Of Lean Thinking |
| Description: | This hands-on course focuses on emerging business practices that are geared toward making an organization more effective and efficient. Highlighted topics will include use of lean and six sigma methodologies in today's business environments. These methods are used for achieving long term profits through customer satisfaction, waste elimination, and elevation of employee skills to eliminate waste and defects at the source. Application of these methods in various environments such as service, health care and manufacturing organizations will be explored. Students are expected to work in teams to apply systematic problem solving processes to solve case studies and/or real-world issues. Supporting concepts such as implementation of new business practices and culture change will also be explored. |
| Department: | Manufacturing Eng Tech & Supervision |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
