Required Materials: Jeffrey K. Liker The Toyota Way 14 Management Principles from the World’s Great – – McGraw-Hill, 2004. Manufacturer, Mike Rother & Rick Harris Creating Continuous Flow An Action Guide for Managers – – Engineers & Production Associates, Lean Enterprise Institute, 2001. Mike Rother & Dan Jones Learning to See Value-Stream Mapping to Create Value and – – Eliminate Muda, 2009. Class handouts The PowerPoint slides to be used in class will be emailed to you prior to the class. Required Coursework: 3 exams @ 25 points each = 75 points 1 10 page term paper = 25 points – Total = 100 points The term paper is to be on a topic in lean systems that must be approved by the instructor. Examples of appropriate topics are the application of lean principles to non-manufacturing environments, development of a lean culture in an organization, and the role of manufacturing engineers in a lean organization. Course Policies Course Grading: Grades will be assigned in accordance with the following: A = 90 100 – B = 80 89 – C = 70 79 – D = 60 60 – E = ≤59 The University of Kentucky describes these grades in the University Bulletin as follows: A represents exceptionally high achievement as a result of aptitude, effort, and intellectual – initiative [Emphasis added]. To reflect this, 10% of the value of each assignment may be earned through intellectual initiative. Initiative is the ability to act and make decisions without the help or advice of other people. Your ability to identify and use materials and approaches that go beyond those specified in the course materials will be recognized and rewarded. In business, one of your goals must be to distinguish yourself and/or your firm from other engineers and firms. You do this by making your work different from that of your competitors. How you do this requires the exercise of intellectual initiative. Absent the use of intellectual initiative, the highest score that one could earn on an assignment is 90. B represents high achievement as a result of ability and effort. – C represents average achievement. – D represents the minimum passing grade. – E represents unsatisfactory performance and indicates failure in the course. – A final numerical score will be determined. You will receive, at a minimum, the letter grade assigned to the numerical scale as shown above. In the event that I deem it necessary to adjust
Required Materials: Jeffrey K. Liker – The Toyota Way – 14 Management Principles from the World’s Great Manufacturer, McGraw-Hill, 2004. Mike Rother & Rick Harris – Creating Continuous Flow – An Action Guide for Managers Engineers & Production Associates, Lean Enterprise Institute, 2001. Mike Rother & Dan Jones – Learning to See – Value-Stream Mapping to Create Value and Eliminate Muda, 2009. Class handouts The PowerPoint slides to be used in class will be emailed to you prior to the class. Required Coursework: 3 exams @ 25 points each = 75 points 1 – 10 page term paper = 25 points Total = 100 points The term paper is to be on a topic in lean systems that must be approved by the instructor. Examples of appropriate topics are the application of lean principles to non-manufacturing environments, development of a lean culture in an organization, and the role of manufacturing engineers in a lean organization. Course Policies Course Grading: Grades will be assigned in accordance with the following: A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 D = 60 – 60 E = ≤59 The University of Kentucky describes these grades in the University Bulletin as follows: A – represents exceptionally high achievement as a result of aptitude, effort, and intellectual initiative [Emphasis added]. To reflect this, 10% of the value of each assignment may be earned through intellectual initiative. Initiative is the ability to act and make decisions without the help or advice of other people. Your ability to identify and use materials and approaches that go beyond those specified in the course materials will be recognized and rewarded. In business, one of your goals must be to distinguish yourself and/or your firm from other engineers and firms. You do this by making your work different from that of your competitors. How you do this requires the exercise of intellectual initiative. Absent the use of intellectual initiative, the highest score that one could earn on an assignment is 90. B – represents high achievement as a result of ability and effort. C – represents average achievement. D – represents the minimum passing grade. E – represents unsatisfactory performance and indicates failure in the course. A final numerical score will be determined. You will receive, at a minimum, the letter grade assigned to the numerical scale as shown above. In the event that I deem it necessary to adjust
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