This course is designed to emphasize lean manufacturing, to analyze and improve present management and operational work methods. As a learning partner, the student will be introduced to traditional industrial engineering tools for method improvement. The objective is to utilize various charting techniques, modern time study methods, ergonomics, incentives and alternative methods of improving present operational management processes. Emphasis will be placed on value-added and non-value-added activities and their relationship to the financial success of an organization.

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