1. 1 Lean Manufacturing Sankar Sengupta & Robert Van Til Industrial & Systems Engineering Dept. Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 (248) 370-2211 vantil@oakland.edu

2. 2 Research Team Dr. Sankar Sengupta, Associate Professor  Expertise in Productions Systems, Quality Control, CIM, CAD, Modeling and Simulation. Dr. Robert Van Til, Professor  Expertise in Modeling of Manufacturing Systems, Robotics, and Control Theory.

3. 3 Overview of Our Research Modeling and analysis of discrete part manufacturing systems.  Both simulation models & analytic models.  Models used to improve the performance of the manufacturing systems.  Reduce waste from excessive Work-In-Progress (WIP).  Identification and elimination of bottlenecks

4. 4 Collaboration We collaborate with Oakland University’s Pawley Institute for lean manufacturing.  Founded by Dennis Pawley, former Executive Vice President of Manf., DCX  Kevin Yamada, Director of the Institute  The institute’s focus is on education and research concerning lean manufacturing.

5. 5 Lean - The 7 Wastes 1.Over Production 2.Waiting 3.Transportation 4.Over Processing 5.Inventories and WIP 6.Motion 7.Defects or Rework

6. 6 Lean Research Projects Automatically maintain discrete part simulation models.  Simulation Model Maintenance Tool (SMMT). Productivity Toolbox Manufacturing System Simulation Model Production Data Training Data SMMT Value-added Information

7. 7 Lean Research Projects Predictive models for discrete part manufacturing systems.  When to perform preventive maintenance on machines during production. Supply Chain Projects.  Design of an efficient supply chain network.  Dynamic behavior of a supply chain (tactical & operational level).  Optimal distribution of pipeline inventory.

8. 8 Lean Educational Activities Graduate course - ISE 581 Lean Principles and Application.  Interdisciplinary course with students from Engineering, Business, and Human Resource Development (HRD).  Students conduct a term-project with a local manufacturing company.  Course team-taught by faculty from these three schools.

9. 9 Lean Educational Activities Undergraduate course - ISE 484 Flexible Manufacturing Systems.  Engineering students work with HRD students on an interdisciplinary lean manufacturing project.  HRD students from HRD 310 Instructional Design course. Possible to conduct a lean manufacturing workshop or short course for your company.  Either on-site or at Oakland University.