This course employs a mixture of presentations, activities and selected outside assignments to teach and demonstrate the application of basic lean tools and the development of a lean system as taught by the University of Kentucky Lean Systems Program using Toyota as the benchmark. Working in teams, students will produce their own products and develop a lean operations environment within a simulated factory environment through a series of activities designed to follow the levels of development required to ultimately create a sustainable Just-in-Time lean system. Common lean concepts applied include; 5S, Visual management, Waste identification and elimination, Material and Information flowcharts and kanban systems, etc. Students will also create standardized work and conduct 8-Step problem solving on the production system they create. Students successfully completing this course will also be awarded a University of Kentucky Student Lean Certification certificate.

This course employs a mixture of presentations, activities and selected outside assignments to teach and demonstrate the application of basic lean tools and the development of a lean system as taught by the University of Kentucky Lean Systems Program using Toyota as the benchmark. Working in teams, students will produce their own products and develop a lean operations environment within a simulated factory environment through a series of activities designed to follow the levels of development required to ultimately create a sustainable Just-in-Time lean system. Common lean concepts applied include; 5S, Visual management, Waste identification and elimination, Material and Information flowcharts and kanban systems, etc. Students will also create standardized work and conduct 8-Step problem solving on the production system they create. Students successfully completing this course will also be awarded a University of Kentucky Student Lean Certification certificate.