| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction/Class Overview Team Projects Class Survey Desired Outcomes Syllabus Course Overview | |
| 2 | Lean Fundamentals Lean Concepts and Principles MIT Lean Enterprise Model (LEM) Value Stream Analysis and Mapping (VSA/VSM) Enterprise Value Stream Mapping and Analysis (EVSMA) "Mapping Your Value Stream" Video | |
| 3 | Lean Enterprises Enterprise Components and Stakeholders Enterprise Process Architecture Three Levels of Enterprises Enterprise Value Streams | Individual Assignment 1: Value Stream Mapping due |
| 4 | Value and Enterprise Stakeholders Value Creation Framework Identifying Stakeholder Values | |
| 5 | Lean Manufacturing Concepts of Lean Manufacturing Supporting Toolset Value Stream Map Comparison of a Mass and Lean Production System Lean Concepts and Outcomes in Manufacturing Environments Society of Manufacturing Engineers Video | EVSMA step 1A due |
| 6 | Transition-To-Lean Roadmap (TTL) How do I Transform to Become a Lean Enterprise? | EVSMA step 1B due |
| 7 | Lean Supply Chain Management Introduction to Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Integration Supplier Partnerships and Strategic Alliances | EVSMA step 1C due |
| 8 | Lean Engineering Big Picture of Product Development Product and Process Definition Process Focus Value Stream Mapping an Information Process Information Wastes | |
| 9 | Lean Systems Engineering and Integrated Concurrent Engineering | EVSMA step 2 due |
| 10 | Enterprise Interactions Information Characteristics and Handoffs Integrated Information Flow | |
| 11 | People and Organizational Issues in the Lean Enterprise Organizational Objectives and Structures (Allen) Corporate Culture and Change (Schein) Empowerment and Motivation | EVSMA step 3C due |
| 12 | Strategy and Measurement in the Lean Enterprise Strategy, Positioning, and Operational Effectiveness Metrics Balanced Scorecard Approach | EVSMA step 3A due |
| 13 | Lean Enterprise Self-Assessment Tool (LESAT) How do I Assess My Progress? (LESAT) | EVSMA step 3B due |
| 14 | Enterprise Information Systems | Individual Assignment 2: Lean Enterprise Article due |
| 15 | Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Basics Implementing Knowledge Management Human Capital - Creating and Maintaining | EVSMA step 4A due |
| 16 | Transformational Leadership Management vs. Leadership Leading Organizational Change Leadership Characteristics | EVSMA step 3D due |
| 17 | Enterprise Case Interfacing vs. Integrating Enterprise Engineering | EVSMA step 4B due |
| 18 | Team Presentations (EVSMA Steps 1-4) | Presentation on EVSMA steps 1-4 due |
| 19 | Enterprise Integration Improvement vs. Design Strategies for Enterprise Architecting Institutionalizing Lean - Sustainment Caveats and Risk Mitigation Global Environment | |
| 20 | Industry Case | EVSMA step 5 due |
| 21 | Improvement Initiative Comparison Fundamentals of Each Initiative Compare and Contrast Synergies - Putting them Together, Tailoring an Approach | EVSMA step 6 due |
| 22 | Student Presentations of Lean Enterprise Frameworks | Individual Assignment 3: Lean Framework due |
| 23-25 | Final Team Presentations | Final presentation and report due |