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Lean Manufacturing Principles Applied to the Engineering Classroom

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Conference

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Columbus, Ohio

Publication Date

June 24, 2017

Start Date

June 24, 2017

End Date

June 28, 2017

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Tagged Division

Manufacturing

Page Count

6

DOI

10.18260/1-2--28609

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/28609

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569

Paper Authors

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Eric D. Smith University of Texas, El Paso

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Eric D. Smith is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), He works within the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department, in particular with the Master of Science in Systems Engineering Program. He earned a B.S. in Physics in 1994, an M.S. in Systems Engineering in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Systems and Industrial Engineering in 2006 from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. His dissertation research lay at the interface of systems engineering, cognitive science, and multi-criteria decision making. He earned his J.D. from Northwestern California University School of Law.

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Abstract

Lean Manufacturing principles are applied in the engineering classroom, both in pedagogy and in classroom activities and management. Muda is reduced both by the reduction in Muri and by the reduction in Mura. Value creation arises from the realization that the reduction of the Seven Wastes will naturally expose the universal drive toward Kaizen events, both by individuals and groups. Kaizen events are here described and analyzed with the insights of philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914). The focus is on intentional continuous improvement by eliminating wasteful actions and the exposure of existing value creating activities.

Smith, E. D. (2017, June), Lean Manufacturing Principles Applied to the Engineering Classroom Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--28609

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