Graduate Certificate Program in
Applied Lean Leadership

The Department of Engineering Technology will begin offering a Graduate Certificate in Applied Lean Leadership in the Spring, 2008 semester.

The certificate is intended for students with a bachelor's degree who are currently working full-time in a production or service industry, and are specifically interested in learning about Lean principles and practices.

Through more than 160 hours of instruction by practitioners of the principles and practices of Lean, the program provides students with competitive knowledge and skills for jobs in which Lean is practiced and a cost-effective way to upgrade technical skills in Lean techniques.

Based on the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' "Lean Certification Body of Knowledge," a student who completes the certificate program will be expected to be able to pass the Lean Certification Exam at the Bronze level. (Learn more about Lean Certification HERE).

For admission, students must apply through the graduate school, but are not required to complete the Graduate Record Examination. 

CURRICULUM:

The curriculum consists of two required core courses for a total of 6 semester credit hours, plus two elective courses for an additional 6 semester credit hours.

REQUIRED CORE COURSES:

TECH 7105: Project Planning and Scheduling (3 hours):  Contemporary methods used in project planning and scheduling; emphasis on critical path method (CPM) with computer application; solution of actual problems stressed

METH 7401: Advanced Work Design and Measurement (3 hours): Philosophy and practice of lean concepts and practices in production and distribution operations; advanced study of work measurement techniques, performance rating, standard data ergonomics, learning curves, time formula construction, and work sampling. PREREQUISITE: METH 4/6460 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

Course prerequisites for METH 7401 will be waived for students who have demonstrated relevant work experience.

ELECTIVE COURSES:

METH 7404. World-Class Manufacturing. (3).  World-class manufacturing concepts and companies that have successfully implemented Just-in-Time, total quality control, and continuous improvement techniques. PREREQUISITE: METH 4/6464 or permission of instructor.

METH 7406. Materials Handling and Automation. (3). Analysis, design, and evaluation of traditional and contemporary approaches to materials handling; analytical and computer procedures for designing handling systems. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

METH 7408. Production Processes. (3). A coordinated study of manufacturing processes and equipment, operation sequence planning, economic aspects of equipment selection, tooling and processing a product from product design to final assembly for quantity production

METH 7414. Group Technology and CIM. (3). Applications of Group Technology (GT) and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), integrating materials management and shop-floor data acquisition and control.  PREREQUISITE: METH 4/6474 or permission of instructor.

Students may enroll in two electives from the Fogelman College of Business and Economics.  Selection of the two business electives must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and the Associate Dean of the Fogelman College.

For more information, contact:

Mr. Carl Williams, Graduate Coordinator
Department of Engineering Technology
crwillia@memphis.edu
901.678.3296