COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEAN PRODUCTION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN MINING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3398 LEAN PRODUCTION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN MINING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAHIR MALLI

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to help students in all processes involving real Mining Engineering problems;
It includes developing strategies to reduce input costs, increase efficiency and quality, digitalize the process and operation, simplify management, and ensure the sustainability of the business based on continuous improvement.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to produce solution algorithms for real-time problems that will be encountered within the business in Mining Engineering,
2   To measure data in the management of operations in Mining Engineering and to measure efficiency by digitalizing the operation,
3   To ensure control of the process and operation with optimization plans for engineering problems and to provide a lean production approach,
4   Aiming to continuously improve all processes in Mining Engineering,
5   To increase the teamwork culture and gain a simplified management approach in Mining Engineering.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 KAIZEN concept in engineering
2 Improving systems and raising standards
3 Total quality control and exceeding the developed standard
4 Kaizen application in engineering
5 Kaizen management approach
6 Lean production, flexible and competition
7 Kaizen aprooach
8 Management mentality change
9 Development of standards
10 Reducing cost and break-even point analysis
11 Increasing efficiency and quality
12 Digitalization of processes and operations, Deming & PUKO cycles
13 Simplifying management and organization
14 Sustainability based on continuous improvement

Recomended or Required Reading

Masaaki, I. (2003), KAIZEN The Key to Japan's Competitive Success, 5th Edition, Kalder Publications, Brisa, Istanbul.

Womack, J. , Jones,D. (1998) Lean Thought, System Publishing, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture / Case studies from relevant books.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The evaluation criteria for the course include a midterm exam, individual term paper and final exam. In the term paper, an attempt will be made to provide the opportunity to apply what has been learned through a case study aimed at developing solutions to real problems in mining.

LO1-3: It will be evaluated with a midterm exam.
LO 1-5: Will be evaluated with the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Tahir MALLI
e-mail: tahir.malli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation before-after PBL/lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.132222322
LO.232
LO.3333223
LO.44
LO.54

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