Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD676 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD676 Course Title: LEAN THINKING Theoretical+Practice: 0+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN (nodogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) Staj Yok
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of lean production, its techniques and its more comprehensive version namely lean thinking.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the basic concepts concerning lean production. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-2 Can separate the value added and non-value added activities. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-3 Can learn how to apply the basic techniques of the lean production. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-4 Can understand the application of the lean thinking philosophy in both the manufacturing and the service sectors. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-5 Can state his/her opinion about the lean transformation. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
Examination
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Toyota production system, the birth of lean production system, basic concepts of lean production, 7 wastes, value and value stream, fundamental methods of lean production, value stream mapping (VSM), current state map, future state map, organizing the workplace (5S), single minute exchange of dies (SMED), total productive maintenance (TPM), A3 problem solving technique, transition from lean production to lean thinking, lean thinking, lean thinking: examples from various sectors, lean transformation in enterprises: examples from manufacturing industry, lean transformation in enterprises: examples from service industry.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Toyota production system, the birth of lean production system Teaching
2 Basic concepts of lean production Teaching
3 7 wastes, value and value stream Teaching
4 Fundamental methods of lean production Teaching
5 Value stream mapping (VSM) Teaching
6 Current state map Teaching
7 Future state map Teaching
8 mid-term exam
9 Organizing the workplace (5S), single minute exchange of dies (SMED) Teaching and Discussion
10 Total productive maintenance (TPM), A3 problem solving technique Teaching and Discussion
11 Transition from lean production to lean thinking, lean thinking Teaching
12 Lean thinking: examples from various sectors Discussion and Brain Storming
13 Lean transformation in enterprises: examples from manufacturing industry Discussion and Brain Storming
14 Lean transformation in enterprises: examples from service industry Discussion and Brain Storming
15 Evaluating the projects Presentation of the projects
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Keyte, B. and D. Locher, The Complete Lean Enterprise- VSM for Administrative and Office Processes. Productivity Press, New York, 2004.
Required Course instruments and materials
1. Womack, J.P., Jones, D.T., Roos, D.; The Machine that Changed the World, Free Press, 2007. 2. Wilson, L.; How to Implement Lean Manufacturing, McGraw-Hill, 2010. 3. Womack, J.P., Jones, D.T.; Lean thinking: Banish waste and create wealth in your corporation (revised ed.). New York: Free Press, 2003.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper 15 1
9.Project
final exam 16 2

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 14 70
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 1 14 14
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 193