COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEAN/SIX SIGMA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IŞL 6128 LEAN/SIX SIGMA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HILMI YÜKSEL

Offered to

Business Administration

Course Objective

Evaluating the production and service processes with lean thinking approach and six sigma approach and describing the use of lean six sigma approach in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of production and service processes, reducing costs and improving the quality of the resulting output.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowlegde about lean thinking perspective in production and service processes
2   To have knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques
3   To recognize the lean production techniques applications in production and service processes.
4   To understand improving the efficiency of processes with lean six sigma approach
5   .To understand the process improvement studies with six sigma methodology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and Course Description
2 Lean thinking approach and the principles
3 The concept of waste and waste samples encountered in the production and service processes according to lean thinking
4 Lean manufacturing techniques, kanban and pull system
5 The one-piece flow, production with smaller parties
6 Smoothening of production, cellular office layout
7 Reducing setup times, jidoka, poka yoke techniques
8 Visual inspection, 5S, Kaizen, total efficiency maintenance
9 Value stream mapping
10 Six sigma
11 Six sigma projects
12 The techniques used in six sigma projects
13 The techniques used in six sigma project
14 Theory of constraints

Recomended or Required Reading

Mejabi O. , 2003, Framework for a Lean Manufacturing System , International Journal of Manufacturing and Management, Vol:5
Liker J.K., 2004, Toyota Tarzı, Optimist Yayım Dağıtım,(Çev: Ümit Şensoy),Istanbul
Liker J.K., Meier D.,2006, The ToyotaWay Fieldbook A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota s 4Ps,Mc Graw Hill Inc,USA
Feld W.M., 2001, Lean Manufacturing Tools, Techniques and How to Use Them, The CRC Press Series on Resource Management, USA
Arthur J.,2007, Lean Six Sigma for Demystified, Mc Graw Hill Inc, USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive classroom environment, case studies, company visits, term homework exercises.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 2 3 6
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51