engineering courses has been extensively studied, yetthe integration of Virtual Reality (VR) in Lean Manufacturing courses remains a relativelyunexplored area, particularly for its potential in addressing challenges related to real-worldexposure for engineering students. A case study conducted at Tecnologico de Monterrey withinthe "Design of Innovative Processes" course showcases the use of VR to simulate amanufacturing process known as the Virtual Factory. This research highlights the effectivenessof VR in enhancing Lean education, providing students with a hands-on, visual experience in acontrolled environment. Results indicate a significant 7.5-point improvement in studentperformance post-VR exposure, coupled with positive perceptions of ease
manufacturing strategy that has beenadopted by manufacturers world-wide. Immersing students in the context of lean manufacturingstrategies required a combination of manufacturing facility tours and simulation type exercises inlab. This made the class more challenging, motivating, and enjoyable, while allowing students toacquire the basic knowledge and skills needed by industry. Class evaluations, collected over foursemesters, reveal that PBL is a strong approach to teaching an introductory level leanmanufacturing course.IntroductionManufacturers in the US are forced to increase the pace at which they adopt and integrate newtechnologies into their operations due to competitive pressures that force them to become moreefficient. In such an environment, a
, Jones, and Roos in 1990. The researchersdocumented the principles underlying the Toyota Production System, which at the time was themost profitable automotive company in the world. Womack, Jones, and Roos were the first todefine “Lean Manufacturing” and characterize the five principles of a “Lean Production System”to guide business, management, and engineering decisions (Womack, Jones, & Roos, 1990): 1) Specify value from the standpoint of the end customer by product family. 2) Identify all the steps in the value stream for each product family, eliminating every step, every action, and every practice that does not create value. 3) Make the remaining value-creating steps occur in a tight and integrated sequence so the product will flow
attended Western Washington University, receiving his design degree in 2008. Upon graduation, he started a company that developed Telepharmacy Systems, enabling hospitals to share pharmacist expertise over the internet. In 2012, after four years of bringing Telepharmacy to the United States and Canada, he retired and started teaching at Western Washington University. His interests in design, lean manufacturing, and programming influence his teaching style today. Lean Manufacturing principles have been applied to many service industries that do not manufacture physical goods. Blended Learning techniques have increasingly been utilized in university courses. This paper explores the parallels between the two in the context
Comprehensive Review and a New Provisional Model Simin Nasseri1, Mohammad Jonaidi2, Navid Nasajpour-Esfahani1, and Ralph Schultz1 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, 2Civil and Environment Engineering Department Kennesaw State UniversityAbstract:Lean manufacturing methods have been widely used in industry for many decades. The leanconcepts which have been adopted, largely have increased profit and reduced waste.Lean philosophy has been reviewed in academia by researchers, but only few major models havebeen developed. In these models, various factors have been discussed without finding a commonground or core.The focus of this paper is to review the lean models in use
AC 2008-1085: LEAN AND GREEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CLASS PROJECTLawrence Whitman, Wichita State UniversityJanet Twomey, Wichita State UniversityS. Cheraghi, Wichita State University Page 13.840.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 LEAN AND GREEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CLASS PROJECTAbstractUnderstanding cause-and-effect relationships is key to evaluating and designing a productionsystem. Traditional instruction methods including textbook study and lectures introduce studentsto concepts, theories, and formulas involved in manufacturing systems. Developments insimulation technology have enabled educators to give students a "real
recent article from Zippia, a job search website, they sorted the top Lean manufacturing manager skills based on the percentage of Lean manufacturing manager resumes. In this article, they found that the most common Lean manufacturing manager's hard skill listed on resumes was Lean manufacturing at 8.8%, with sigma appearing second at 7.4%, and process improvement at 6.8% [6]. As leaners contemplate integrating Lean principles into their new company, regardless of its scale, I believe several key considerations should be taken into account: 1. Leadership Commitment Sustained leadership commitment and support are imperative for the success of Lean implementation. It is crucial that leadership consistently demonstrates advocacy for this initiative
exemplars of leansuccess. In the authors’ view, Lean should serve as a strategy to adopt the Japanese principles of theToyota Production System (TPS) to make the American automobile industry as competitive as theJapanese manufacturers. In words of Womack and Jones, the adoption of TPS techniques will not onlyfoster superior production, but it will also provide challenging and fulfilling work for employees at everylevel5. The Lean revolution has become an integral facet of most successful manufacturing industries. Infact, some might say the impact of the waste-elimination and variation-control paradigm has considerablyinfluenced manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations alike.Lean can be defined as a systematic approach to identifying and
AC 2011-17: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO MANUFAC-TURING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONNing Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at Utah State University, USA. He has taught a variety of engineering courses such as metal machining, design for manufacturing, and engineer- ing dynamics. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes, and lean product design. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and is the author of more than 60 technical papers published in refereed international journals and conference
include engineering innovation, entrepreneurial engineering, Digital transformation, lean manufacturing, engineering economy, renewable energy, clean air engineering, simulation and optimization methodology, reliability engineering, and application of operations research. Dr.Omar has several Journal publications and articles in conference proceedings. His professional affiliations include ASEE, IEEE, IISE, Alpha Pi Mu, ORSA, and SMEAli Alhawiti, Western Michigan University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Innovation: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Engineering Education with AI and Lean Six SigmaOmar H AlbalawiIndustrial Engineering
, Mankato, since 2000, she served as department chair for three years with key teaching focus areas in upper level MET coursework, and development of industry outreach. She was the principle investigator and/or lead customized content designer in over one million dollars of lean industry training grants. This followed her tenure as a quality manager and safety director with an industrial design, production, and distribution organization having international market scope. She is a the student chapter board member of the Southern Minnesota APICS Chapter. Her professional mission is to be an advocate for manufacturing organizational excellence in both the public and private sector.Harry Petersen
AC 2009-1492: A WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE ROAD MAP FACILITATINGSELF-LEARNING FROM CAD MODELING TO RAPID PROTOTYPINGHung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Hung-da Wan is an Assistant Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department at U.T.-San Antonio. He is also a faculty members of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems (CAMLS) and the Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC). He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and System Engineering from Virginia Tech. His current research interests include lean manufacturing implementation and evaluation, web-based applications in manufacturing systems, and computer integrated manufacturing.Venkata Tarun Cherukuri, University of
State University, The Behrend College, Erie, PA. He has worked in the foundry industry for 20 years as a toolmaker, and has managed several departments including the tool shop, R&D, production, product, quality and sales. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Industry Projects into a Manufacturing Systems CourseAbstractIn order to fill the existing skills gap in U.S. manufacturing, effective teaching techniques ofmanufacturing courses should be considered by academic institutions. Hands-on experiments andreal life projects can be incorporated into the curriculums in order to produce new graduates withadequate knowledge of manufacturing skills. In this paper, we discuss
Paper ID #7183Face-to-Face versus Online Delivery of a Graduate Course in Quality Assur-anceDr. Julie Dunston, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Dr. Julie K. Dunston is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology and is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) through the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Her research interests include intelligent manufacturing; process modeling and control; and quality improvement with the inte- gration of AI and statistical methods. She has conducted research with Ford Motor Company in the area of intelligent manufacturing of composites and has worked with John Deere
Paper ID #7436Introducing Manufacturing engineering with Kentucky Governors ScholarProgramDr. Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute Dr. Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial engineering from University of Louisville (2006), Masters in Industrial engineering from Uni- versity of Louisville (2003), and also a master’s in Business Administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University (2001). His research interest includes advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning. He previously taught at
research interest includes sensor based condition monitoring of CNC machining, machine tool accuracy characterization and enhancement, non-invasive surgical tool design, reverse engineering and bio materials.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Page 26.1002.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integration of Simulation Tools in Manufacturing Processes CourseGlobal competitions and technological advances are forcing manufacturers, designers andengineers to constantly innovate new product manufacturing strategies in reducing productdevelopment cost and
, (7) Industrial Sustainability,and (8) Implementing Sustainable Practices.Applied and Advanced Topics CategoriesA set of applications and advanced topics are proposed. These build on the foundational andengineering science topics with emphasis placed on taking ideas from theory to reality.Proposed categories include: (9) Sustainable Design, (10) Sustainable Manufacturing, (11)Chemicals & Materials for Sustainability, (12) Energy Production & Distribution, and (13)Sustainable Built Environment. Page 15.729.3The next logical question is “into which engineering undergraduate classes should the thirteensustainability topics be integrated
computer-integrated manufacturing, automation control, and remote control systems. Dr. You may be reached at youy@ohio.edu.Dr. Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University Dr. Mustafa Shraim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & Man- agement at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He received both of his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio University in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1996. Dr. Shraim’s research interests are in the area of quality engineering. Specifically, they cover Lean / Six Sigma methods and including incorporating experimental design to optimize operations. Other research interests include the
machines to solveunstructured problems [10]–[13]. Table 1 shows the paradigm shift in manufacturing whereengineers will have to work with large quantity of data, deal with new information and workwith automated systems [14].Table 1. Paradigm shift in manufacturing industries for industry 4.0 [14] Customization Focus Cost Focus <1980 Quality Focus 1980-2010 2010> Mass Production Lean Production Smart Manufacturing Push Policy Just-in time Economies of scope Motion & time Pull Policy Global manufacturing study Assembly line
Paper ID #178723D Printed Custom Orthotic Device Development: A Student-driven ProjectApril Krivoniak, Robert Morris University Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Student MS Engineering Management Integrated StudentDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Depart- ment Head of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He holds BS and MS degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems En- gineering from the Ohio State University. He has been
Paper ID #22207Integrating Soft Skill Development into a Manufacturing Systems CourseDr. Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend Faisal Aqlan is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Penn State Behrend. He earned Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2013. Dr. Aqlan is a certified Lean Silver and Six Sigma Black Belt. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and currently serves as the president of IISE Logistics and Supply Chain division. He is the Principal Investigator and Director of the NSF RET Site in
simulation by Tseng [14] provided value added and non-value-added times foranalysis of improvements. Tseng [14] just barely touched on value stream mapping but showedother lean tools like 5S, one piece flow, poka-yoke, and total productive maintenance throughsimulations. Hence, this is the first attempt to integrate Arena Simulation for teaching valuestream mapping in a lean six sigma class.Value Stream Mapping:Figure 1: Current State "As Is" Value Stream Map [7]Value stream mapping originated in the Toyota Production System and has been widely adoptedin manufacturing and various industries beyond manufacturing. As shown in figure 1, the currentstate value stream map is developed by first defining the boundaries of the value stream. Thisincludes
AC 2007-1075: REMOTE QUALITY CONTROL INTEGRATED WITHINTERNET-BASED ROBOTIC SYSTEMSYongjin Kwon, Drexel UniversityRichard Chiou, Drexel UniversityShreepud Rauniar, Drexel UniversityHoracio Sosa, Drexel University Page 12.1236.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Remote Quality Control Integrated with Internet-based Robotic SystemsAbstractThe current trends in industry include an integration of information and knowledge base networkwith a manufacturing system, which coined a new term, e-manufacturing. From the perspectiveof e-manufacturing, any production equipment and its control functions do not exist alone,instead becoming a part
Division Forum. Dr. Furterer is an author or co-author of several academic journal articles, conference proceedings and 4 reference textbooks on Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Lean Systems, Lean Six Sigma Case Studies in the Healthcare Enterprise. She is a co-editor for the ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Asso- ciate Handbook (2020), and the ASQ Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence Handbook (2020). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Incorporating a Unique Lean Six Sigma Learning Experience by Integrating Graduate and Undergraduate Students Across Two Lean Six Sigma Courses in the Engineering Technology and
Paper ID #12387Curriculum design for sustainability of globally integrated manufacturingDr. Bingbing Li, California State University Northridge Dr. Bingbing Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management at California State University Northridge. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. His research includes sustainable manufacturing, sustainability analysis of nanotechnologies, life cycle assessment, additive manufacturing (laser additive manufacturing, and FDM 3D printing), CNC machining and CAD/CAM.Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi
• Hierarchical production planning • Distribution systems planning • Lean manufacturing • Just-in-time systems • Supply chain managementA plant tour is also integrated into this course to Undercar Express LLC. This is a smallremanufacturing company specializing in brake calipers. It won the Weatherhead 100 award in2002 for being the fastest growing company in our region over the previous five years, havinggrown just under 5000 per cent during the five year period! It employs a sophisticated suite ofsoftware applications including fax character recognition for order taking, an integrated imageand data product data base, and Microsoft’s entry into the small company ERP market with GreatPlains Software. Demonstrations of all these
collaborating to develop a unified program for teaching integratedmanufacturing to students. OU is leading the undergraduate curriculum development effortbased on the deployment of recent research results obtained from an on-going integratedproduction management project. Drawing on the results of an advanced modeling project, OSUis leading the development of a graduate curriculum in integrated manufacturing. Software forfour courses of a possible eight have been written and tested in the respective classes with twoothers proposed in Spring 1997. A three-course integration sequence borrows from the graduatecourses developed at OSU and offered via advanced distance leaning to OU. The first of thesecourses has already been offered and a second is
Sigma quality methods, particularly their application to nanomanufacturing Understanding of Lean manufacturing concepts and their relevance to nanomanufacturing.This course represents a new innovative approach for integrating Lean Six Sigma methods andprinciples and hands-on laboratory- and project-based learning in nanotechnology for appliedengineering technology (AET) undergraduate students. The course will expose students totypical nanomanufacturing processes from several nanotechnology fields, and will includecharacterization and statistical control methods applied to nanomanufacturing pilot-scaleprocesses organized and operated according to Lean Manufacturing principles. The coursematerial will be made available to
contained in a leanmanufacturing course, As these were examined, the answer of how to integrate some ofthe LER learning outcomes became more apparent. The lean manufacturing process isbuilt upon the premise that people are at the heart of the process. Lean cannot be definedonly by a stepwise progression. People must gather information, analyze the information,and make decisions throughout the process, thereby utilizing critical thinking skills,demonstrating the ability to be a lifelong learner and someone who understands andappreciates difference. In addition, communication is considered a key component of anylean effort.Elements of the course were developed that challenged students to make use of theseskills within a professional setting. The
. James Hagarman — Adjunct Professor at Goodwin College, modified and taught the Intro to Nanotechnology course over the last several years with an emphasis on Case Studies in emerging Nanotechnology applications. Dr. Hagarman worked in the Specialty Chemicals manufacturing field for 18 years as a technology and product manager in the area of sol-gel aqueous micro/nano© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 solutions and powder products with the PQ Corporation and Emerson and Cummings Composite Materials (ECCM). Dr. Hagarman is trained in both Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles.Holly Burnside, Drexel University Holly Burnside received her M.S. degree in Science