MEC5897 - Lean manufacturing - Monash University

Overview

In this unit, you will learn why lean is a key driver for sustainable competitive advantage. You will be introduced to the concepts and principles of lean manufacturing and its relationship to sustainability. Using a range of industry case studies, you will evaluate how to maximise customer value while minimising waste. You will learn how to analyse process flows in order to establish capacity and identify bottlenecks. Topics covered include lean concepts, resource minimisation, pull vs. push philosophy, just-in time production, value stream mapping, and the impact of these methods on business, environment and social value.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

T3-57-OS-CHI-SEU-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Yunlong Tang

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Yunlong Tang

Dr Ho Kok Hoe

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Describe the key concepts and principles of lean manufacturing and analyse the relationship between theory and practice.

Design a value stream map and explain how defects and waste can degrade performance

Justify the selection and promotion of strategic quality management systems to support continuous improvement practice

Analyse a production process and apply lean principles to improve process performance and outcomes

Design strategies to assess and improve sustainable lean practices.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 70%

Final assessment: 30%

This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Quizzes

2 - Assignment 1

3 - Assignment 2

4 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Practical activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Availability in areas of study

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