Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlie Hall, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

acommon problem. A team of four to six students working on common problems provides Page 13.208.4 3opportunities for more learning7; the grouping of students facilitates communication, creatingopportunities for the students to learn from each other.8In contrast to Lean, conventional manufacturing layout patterns are designed to focus onspecialization in functional layouts. This is reflected, for example, by placing all the grindermachines grouped together in a common department, all the broach machines grouped togetherin a common department, and so

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Harriger, Purdue University; Mike Aikens, Butler County Community College; Mark French, Purdue University; Steve Shade, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

operate the equipment – similar to watching a professional athlete “effortlessly”perform their craft at the highest levels. Individuals lacking an accurate understanding of therequired knowledge and skills may see a potential career in manufacturing as simply “pushingbuttons” – reflecting the EGR #4 finding that “…individuals considering manufacturingemployment tend to think in terms that jobs that pay well rather than careers that are personallyfulfilling.” Conversely, advanced manufacturing technology may also intimidate those who areless confident in their abilities, but no less able to succeed in a manufacturing career. The Purdue guitar manufacturing workshop seeks to directly address this disconnect inperceived personal fulfillment by

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

frictionas a function of the relative velocity of sliding for the idealized situation as depicted bythe signum function, as well as those employed in the investigations by Popp and Stelter(1990), and Feeny and Moon (1989). The function used in this study is a modifiedversion of that of Feeny and Moon (1989) and reflects a falling and rising characteristictypical of machine tools.The mathematical expression of the function used in this work is given by, µ(v) = [ µ2 v 2 + ( µ1γ − µ2 ) sec hβ v]tanh α v (1)Here µ2 is the dynamic coefficient of friction and µ1 is the static coefficient of friction. vis the non-dimensional relative velocity between the slider and the guide way. α, β and γare fitting parameters.The equation of motion of the X

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

customers are dissatisfied. So, what dothese customers need? They want things to happen rapidly—at the click of the mouse! Theywant to be in the driver's seat as they explore the unknown. They want to control the time, place,and speed of their learning. They want to be significant partners in their learning process. Theymainly learnt through the interaction with machines and men. They know the world is a complexnetwork of different objects and issues. They want the teaching to reflect this complexconnectivity. They are not happy with a linear lecturing process. They want the things theyinteract with to be friendly, colorful, multitasking, and efficient. They simply cannot stand amonologue of a lot of words! That is just not their thing! The only

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Robert Wolff, University of Dayton; Jack Waintraub, Middlesex County College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

streamlining their manufacturing offerings to better align with their local industry needs• Customizing curriculum materials o Example: A large community college in Florida used the MERC instructional design team to edit and review their faculty’s own materials and to adapt NMCE curriculum modules to reflect the manufacturing processes that are prevalent in their area• Providing faculty development workshops o Example: Faculty and instructional designers from MERC’s leadership team provided training in activity-based learning to community college and university faculty attending a program in collaborative design and rapid prototyping• Assisting in grant proposal development

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

on strategic goals it doesn’t matterwhether the problem is customer related or shareholder related; it doesn’t matter if the problem isa process problem or a design problem; and it doesn’t matter if the problem requires what onemight classify as Lean or Six Sigma tools. What matters is that the strategic goals are determinedby reflecting on both the customer and shareholder values and projects are selected in such a waythat they have the largest impact on the strategic goals.Does Six Sigma belong in the Manufacturing Curriculum? Average without Standard Deviation or some other measurement of variation is inadequate todescribe a set of data. The central tendency tells us where the target is located; but, does not tellus how the values are

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

automated systems for use as a learning tool and reference.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by a National Science Foundation grant no. 0238269. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Hsieh, S. "Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions," Proceedings of 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2005, Portland, OR.2. Schank, R.C. and Abelson, RP. (1977). Scripts, Plans, Goal and Understanding: An Inquiry into Human Knowledge Structures. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.3. Abelson, R.P. (1981). Psychological status of the script

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brian Thomas, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

time frames between ninety minutes5, 10-12 and one day1, 13.Regardless of the time frame, all authors cited here employ repetition as a tool to highlight thedifference between non-Lean production and Lean production. The shorter time frames allowfor just two or three rounds to be used as a basis of comparison. For example, the exercisedescribed by Billington6 uses three rounds (push, pull with lot size = 3, pull with single-pieceflow) to demonstrate to students how Lean can reduce work-in-process (WIP). An advantage formultiple sessions, though, is that it provides the students with time to reflect on the events of aprevious exercise and plan for the next. The added time permits a less-structured exercise, asstudents are able to develop their

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

programming background. The Shortfallgame engine will present the results of player actions in the context of real-world scenarios thatare drawn from a database. The database of scenarios will be created by graduate students and Page 13.654.11faculty, using discrete event based modeling that is based on supply chain operations. Thesescenarios will describe conditions or situations that reflect real world environmental andproduction issues faced by engineers, designers and managers. The scenarios will be presented tothe players at appropriate times and will be dependent upon the decisions that are being madewithin the game structure.Players will have

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ronald Cox, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 13.224.9Based on the collected information and given facility layout of company K, the student team was ableto generate a flow chart to have a clearer, more visualized understanding of each process. The flowchart also presented locations of the processes and relative distances between them. Upon obtaining allof this information and reflecting on the current status, the student team immediately started to workwith the operator and manager in on a value stream map. The reason of a creating current value streammap with the presence of company staff right after collecting data is to make sure the current maprepresents the current status of company K to the best extent. Any error or omission of important dataat this stage will lead to failure