1 Lean Manufacturing Sankar Sengupta & Robert Van Til Industrial & Systems Engineering Dept. Oakland University Rochester, MI (248)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.