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Integrating Sustainable Practices into Lean Engineering: Applying the Engineering for One Planet Framework in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Publication Date

June 22, 2025

Start Date

June 22, 2025

End Date

August 15, 2025

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 4

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--56850

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https://peer.asee.org/56850

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Dalya Ismael Old Dominion University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0009-0003-7410-3045

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Dr. Dalya Ismael is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. She holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on advancing sustainable design and construction practices through behavioral interventions, immersive visualization, and data-informed decision-making. With over a decade of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Ismael is also a LEED Green Associate and Envision Specialist. She leads projects that embed sustainability and entrepreneurial thinking into engineering education and collaborates with communities to develop climate-resilient infrastructure solutions.

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Vukica M. Jovanovic Old Dominion University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-903X

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Dr. Vukica Jovanovic is a Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Full Professor and Batten Endowed Fellow in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology, focusing on Digital Manufacturing

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Murat Kuzlu Old Dominion University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-8719-2353

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Dr. Murat Kuzlu currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA. He earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. Prior to joining ODU, he was a Senior Researcher at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and a Research Assistant Professor at the Advanced Research Institute (ARI) at Virginia Tech. His research interests include cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence (AI), trustworthy AI, next-generation networks, and engineering education.

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Charles Lowe Old Dominion University

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Lisa Bosman Purdue University

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Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty professional development.

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Abstract

A growing number of manufacturers are recognizing significant financial and environmental benefits from adopting sustainable business practices. Sustainable manufacturing refers to the production of goods through processes that are economically sound, minimize environmental impact, and conserve energy and natural resources. Lean engineering, a comprehensive approach to decision-making and leadership within manufacturing organizations, has proven effective in driving sustainable practices. Key strategies include waste elimination, value identification, value stream mapping, flow creation, pull system establishment, and continuous improvement. Both lean manufacturing and sustainability share a common focus on minimizing waste. Lean principles address seven types of waste: transport, inventory, motion, waiting, over-processing, overproduction, and defects. By reducing waste, lean manufacturing improves collaboration, monitors opportunities for improvement, and ensures that only the necessary products are produced, minimizing environmental harm caused by operations. Lean tools, such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), play a crucial role in identifying and mitigating environmental waste. The concept of continuous improvement, embodied in Kaizen, encourages efforts to reduce energy consumption and material waste. This paper will present integration of Engineering for One Planet (EOP) framework into the Lean Engineering course within the Engineering Technology Department, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program. This curriculum revision integrates learning outcomes from three key topics in the EOP framework: Environmental Literacy, and Responsible Business and Economy.

Ismael, D., & Jovanovic, V. M., & Kuzlu, M., & Lowe, C., & Bosman, L. (2025, June), Integrating Sustainable Practices into Lean Engineering: Applying the Engineering for One Planet Framework in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Education Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . 10.18260/1-2--56850

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