TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Gülin Feryal Can
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about lean manufacturing concepts and practices. 2) Explain lean manufacturing principles. 3) Understand concepts of Just-In Time production, flexible manufacturing and grup technology. 4) Apply lean manufacturing tools and methods in real life problems. 5) Perform restructuring activities as for lean manufacturing.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The rise of lean production, manufacturing systems and production strategies 2nd Week The concept of waste, waste types, lean manufacturing principles 3rd Week Push-pull production system and kanban system 4th Week Cellular production and plant layout 5th Week Just-In Time Production 6th Week Supplier relationships in lean production 7th Week Flexible manufacturing systems 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Grup technology 10th Week KAIZEN 11th Week The impact of employee involvement and employeeempowerment 12th Week Sustainability of lean systems 13th Week Presentations 14th Week Presentations 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Askin, Ronald and Jeffrey Goldberg, Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems, John Wiley, 2002. 2. Nicholas, John M., Lean Production for Competetive Advantage, CRC Productivity Press, 2011 Edition. 3. Liker, Jeffrey and David Meier, The Toyota Way Fieldbook, McGraw-Hill, 2006. 4. Dennis, Pascal, Lean Production Simplified, Productivity Press, 2007. 5. Womack, James and Daniel Jones ,Lean Thinking, Free Press, Revised Edition, 2003. 6. Womack, James P., Jones, Daniel T., The Machine That Changed the World,, New York, Rowson Associates, 1990.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 1 10 Quiz 1 20 Project 1 20 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 4 4 Individual or group work 14 14 196 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 6 12 Total Workload 298 Total Workload / 30 9,93 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No