HCMC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION Program: Industrial Management

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS Level: Undergraduate

Course Syllabus

1. Course Title: Lean Manufacturing

2. Course Code: LEAN42080606E
3. Number of Credits: 2 units (2/0/4) (2 lecture periods, 0 laboratory period, 4 self-study period
per week). Time allocation: 15 weeks
4. Instructors
Main lecturers: ME. Nguyen Thi Mai Tram
List of other lecturers:
5. Course Requirements
Prerequisite courses: Operation Management
Previous courses:
6. Course Description:
Manufacturing is one of the main functions of the enterprise. It is the process of creating
products and services for the market. Lean manufacturing has an important role in operating
company, it impacts on the result of the company operation through continuous improvement and
process changes for reducing non-value added activities and elimination of wastes.
This course provide students the fundamental concepts, terminology related to lean
manufacturing such as the seven wastes and lean tools, principles, lean manufacturing system and
ect.. This is a majored subject which helps students master the theory and apply it in practice in
the manufacturing and service enterprises, and it is also Six sigma’s prerequisite course.
7. Course Goals:
Goals Goal Description ELOs

G1 Explain specialized knowledge related to lean manufacturing ELO3

G2 Identify the seven wastes and apply the lean tools to eliminate ELO4
wastes

G3 Teamwork skill, communication skill and the ability to read and ELO10,
understand technical documents in English ELO11

8. Course Learning Outcomes:

CLOs CLO Description Outcome
G1.1 Present the concepts, terminology in the field of lean manufacturing ELO3
G1
G1.2 Explain the principles of lean manufacturing ELO3
G2 G2.1 Identify the seven wastes in the lean manufacturing ELO4
G2.2 Describe and draw the value stream mapping ELO4
G2.3 Calculate the number of kanbans required ELO4
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 G2.4 Apply the suitable lean tools to eliminate wastes in different situations ELO4
Work in groups to discuss and solve the problems related to lean ELO10
G3.1
G3 manufacturing
G3.2 Understand the English terms in the field of lean manufacturing ELO11
9. Required Resources:
 Textbook: Lonnie Wilson (2010), How to implement lean manufacturing, Mc Graw
Hill.
 Supplemental book:
+ Jeffrey K. Liker (2004), The Toyota Way, Mc Graw Hill.
+ Bill Carriera, Lean manufacturing that works, American Management
Association.

10. Assessment:
- Grading scale: 10
- Examination plan:
Types Assessmen CLOs Rate(%
Timelin t )
of Content/ Topics
e
Exams method
Group assignment: Essay 20
Based on lean manufacturing theory, Week 1 - Essay - G2.1 20
identify the types waste and apply the 15 Report G2.2
Assign
reasonable lean tools to solve G2.3
ment#
problem in selected enterprise. G2.4
1
G3.1
G3.3
Mid-term test 20
- Content covers all the learned Week 10 Multiple G1.1
Assign chapters choices G1.2
ment# - Duration: 60 minutes + G2.1
2 Written
tests
Individual exercises 10
Explain the concepts and specialized Week 12 Online test G1.1 10
Assign knowledge related to lean (LMS) G1.2
ment# manufacturing G2.1
3 G2.2
Apply suitable methods to solve the
problem in lean manufacturing
Final Exam 50
Multiple G1.1
- The content covers all the important course learning choices G1.2
outcomes. + G2.1
- Duration: 60 minutes Written G2.2
tests
2
 G2.3
G2.4
11. Course Outline:
Week Content CLOs
Chapter 1: Introduction
A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3) G1.1
Theoretical content: G1.2
 History of lean manufacturing G2.1
 Objectives of lean manufacturing
 Principles of lean manufacturing
 The company benefits from lean manufacturing
 The main kinds of waste
 Lean manufacturing concepts
1-2
Main teaching methodology:
+ Presentation
+ Discussion
B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Read about the important role of lean manufacturing in production
system, the specific case: Toyota
- Required Readings: Jeffrey K. Liker (2004), The Toyota Way,
Mc Graw Hill.

3-5
Chapter 2: Lean manufacturing tools and methodologies
A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3) G2.2
Theoretical content:
- Standard work G2.3
- Communication of standard work to employees
G2.4
- Standard work and flexibility
- Visual management
- Do it right the first time
- Value stream mapping
- The five S’s
- Preventative maintenance
- Total productive maintenance
- Setup time
- Batch size reduction
- Production layout and point of use storage
- Kanban
- Production leveling
- Pacemaker
- Overall equipment effectiveness
Main teaching methodology:
+ Presentation
+ Discussion
+ Using the chalkboard
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 B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Complete assignments assigned by the lecturer (apply software to
draw value stream mapping, calculate the number of Kanbans
required)
 Required Readings: Lonnie Wilson (2010), How to implement
lean manufacturing, Mc Graw Hill

Chapter 3: How to do lean

A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3) G1.1
Theoretical content:
 Cultural change fundamentals G2.4
 The four strategies to becoming lean

6 -8 Main teaching methodology:

+ Presentation
+ Discussion
B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Complete case study assigned by the lecturer
 Required Readings: Lonnie Wilson (2010), How to implement
lean manufacturing, Mc Graw Hill
Chapter 4: How to implement Lean – The prescription for the lean
project
A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3) G1.1
Theoretical content:
Eight steps to the implementation G2.4
Main teaching methodology:
9 - 10 + Presentation
+ Discussion
+ Group discussion
B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Read about “Doing a baseline”
 Required Readings: Bill Carriera, Lean manufacturing that
works, American Management Association.

Chapter 5: Toyota production system

A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3) G1.1
Theoretical content:
- The heart of the Toyota Production System: Eliminating Was G1.2
- The 14 Principles of the Toyota Way
G2.4
11- 13 Main teaching methodology:
+ Presentation
+ Group discussion
B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Complete case study assigned by the lecturer
 Required Readings: : Jeffrey K. Liker (2004), The Toyota
Way, Mc Graw Hill

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 Group report
G2.1

G2.2
A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3)
Theoretical content: G2.3
Report group essay
Main teaching methodology: G2.4
14
+ Presentation
G3.1
+ Discussion
G3.2

B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)

Adjust the essay as lecturer’s remark
Required Readings: group essay

Review
G1.2
A/ Major content and teaching methodology (3)
Theoretical content: G2.1
15 Review the contents of the subject
Main teaching methodology: G2.2
+ Lecture
G2.3
+ Using the chalkboard
G2.4
B/ Content for self-study at home: (6)
Complete assignments assigned by the lecturer
Required Readings: Lonnie Wilson (2010), How to implement lean
manufacturing, Mc Graw Hill.

12. Course Policy:

+ Any homework and midterm test which is found unauthorized will be deducted 100%
point of the on-going assessment; in case of 3 or more papers are similar to each other, all
owners will be prohibited from the final exam (regardless of the author and the copiers).
+ Students who do not complete the task shall be suspended and disciplinary proposals in
front of the entire school
+ In case of there is a student take the test on the name of another, both of them will be
suspended or expelled from the university.
13. First Date of Approval: June 15th, 2019
14. Approved by:
Dean Head of the Department Instructor

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1 time: Instructor:

Head of the Department: