Upcoming ISE 581
Graduate Course
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Fall 2013
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Press Release
Graduate course for ISE and Engineering Management students
“This (course) has already helped me on the job immensely and created some new opportunities, such as being one of the first recommended for Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training/project in the near future.” - OU grad student
Project-based Experience
Gain real-life experience by developing a project of your choice which may be applied to a multitude of industries including non-profit, for-profit, healthcare, manufacturing and service. Action-focused with on-site teams, students will learn and apply process and quality improvement, operations, facility and Lean management.
Small Business to Manufacturing Operations
Previous projects have ranged from Lean in barber shop operations to plant relocation management to resolving a specific engineering problem. Teams will have on-site opportunities to analyze and apply Lean concepts and tools in the work environment.
Advance Your Career 
This hands-on, multidisciplinary course enables students to acquire knowledge and practice in Lean principles and application by incorporating a self-selected project. Skills obtained in the course can lead to new opportunities within your organization or used as a résumé builder.
Why Learn Lean? www.oakland.edu/leanjobs
Key Topics
- Symptoms of waste and essential Lean tools to eliminate the root causes of waste
- Lean manufacturing items, theory, concepts and practice
- Work activities, connections and flows
- Value and non value-added processes and activities
- Lean leadership theories
- Conducting continuous improvement and implementation
- Achieving peak effectiveness in a Lean environment, necessary interrelationships between people, processes, tools and systems
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View course flier for more information
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For information on Oakland University's tuition rates, visit oakland.edu/tuition.