Lean Production, Principles and Improvement Tools

Content: Content

Content:

1. Evolutionary history of the Toyota Production System

2. Kaizen management and culture

3. Work organization for lean systems

4. Lean principles

5. Quality management

6. Methods and tools for continuous improvement

7. Problem solving tools

8. Design of plants and production lines


The students acquire fundamental knowledge of the Toyota Production System (TPS).

- They are able to apply the principles TPS in practise.

- They gain knowledge about the methods and tools for Kaizen.

- They have understood the underlying principles for work organization and quality management

- They can apply problem solving tools.

- Videos and practical training empowers them for the design of production lines and plants.

Lecture languageEnglish, German
Organizational details

-- the exam is written, unless there are too few participants, then oral

(the exam is written, unless there are too few participants, then oral)