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Lean Education: An Overview of Current Issues

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Editors:
  1. Anabela Carvalho Alves

    1. University of Minho , Guimarães, Portugal

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  2. Shannon Flumerfelt

    1. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

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  3. Franz-Josef Kahlen

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

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  • Provides a topical collection in Lean Education

  • Identifies multidisciplinary applications of Lean Education

  • Enables teachers in Lean Education to update their didactic expertise

  • Written by experts in the field

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Anabela Carvalho Alves, Shannon Flumerfelt, Franz-Josef Kahlen
    Pages 1-23

  3. Lean Education for Applied Science Universities: A Proposal by Federal Institutes of Applied Sciences in Brazil

    • Andre Fernando Uébe Mansur, Fernando Carvalho Leite, Helvia Pereira Pinto Bastos
    Pages 25-40

  4. Lean Education in a University in the Philippines

    • Anna Bella Siriban-Manalang
    Pages 41-52

  5. Using Student-Active Simulations in Lean Education

    • Lawrence J. Navarre
    Pages 53-65

  6. Lean Teaching Experiences in Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and the TRIZ-LEAN Model

    • Helena V. G. Navas, V. Cruz Machado
    Pages 67-76

  7. Lean Learning at Oakland University

    • Shannon Flumerfelt, Wendy Ross, Dennis Wade
    Pages 77-84

  8. Application of Lean Education in ECAM Lyon for Development Lean Management Training

    • Zahir Messaoudene
    Pages 85-98

  9. Sawhney Lean Educational Maturity Model at the University of Tennessee

    • Rapinder S. Sawhney, Enrique Macias de Anda
    Pages 99-124

  10. Lean Education in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

    • Dorota Stadnicka
    Pages 125-147

  11. Lean Education at University of Minho: Aligning and Pulling the Right Requirements Geared on Competitive Industries

    • Anabela Carvalho Alves, Rui Sousa, José Dinis-Carvalho, Francisco Moreira
    Pages 149-175

  12. Conclusions and New Developments

    • Anabela Carvalho Alves, Shannon Flumerfelt, Franz-Josef Kahlen
    Pages 177-179
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About this book

This edited volume presents a structured approach to a new lean education curriculum, implemented for the education of engineers, managers, administrators as well as human resources developers. The authorship comprises professors and lecturers, trainers and practitioners who educate future professionals in Lean Thinking principles and tools. This edited book provides a platform for authors to share their efforts in building a Body of Knowledge (BoK) for Lean Education. The topical spectrum is state-of-the-art in this field, but the book also includes a glimpse into future developments. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing valuable insight for scholars with an interest in Lean Education.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Minho , Guimarães, Portugal

    Anabela Carvalho Alves

  • Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Shannon Flumerfelt

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    Franz-Josef Kahlen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lean Education: An Overview of Current Issues

  • Editors: Anabela Carvalho Alves, Shannon Flumerfelt, Franz-Josef Kahlen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45830-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45828-1Published: 10 November 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83380-4Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45830-4Published: 01 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 179

  • Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Psychological Methods/Evaluation, Job Careers in Science and Engineering

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