IE 7765 Lean Production Systems (3)

Prereq.: IE 3520 or IE 4520 or equivalent. Principles and components of lean production systems; industrial process mapping, workflow analysis; resource reduction; market characterization, logistics information and error propagation; reduction of work-in-process, waster reduction, zero inventory and just-in-time production systems; material flow control; process and operational variability reduction; role of buffers and process stabilization.