444-312 — Product Engineering - Lean Manufacturing
Applies the principles of lean manufacturing for continuous improvement to the manufacturing setting. Students explore standardized work, workplace organization, visual controls, setup reduction, batch size reduction, point-of-use storage, quality at the source, workforce practices, and pull systems. This course is restricted to CNC Tool and Die Technologies program students. It is recommended that 444-313 Product Manufacturing be taken the semester after completing this course. (Prerequisites: 439-306 Basic Machining – Turning; 439-314 EDM Control Operations; 444-311 Tooling and Workholding; 444-342 Advanced CAM 2D; 444-346 Design for 3D Machining; 444-365 CNC Machining Center Operation)