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OPS 460: Designing and Improving Lean Operations

Operations Management · 4 credits · Decision Sciences

Examines principles and cases in the design and analysis of lean manufacturing systems. Topics include principles of lean thinking, seven wastes, kaizen practices, current and future state value stream mapping, continuous flow, cellular manufacturing, Heijunka, standard work, and visual management.

Offered in 18 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

OPS 360 or MFGE 341

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Haug, Peter14Winter 2021 to Spring 2025
El-Sharo, Moh'd Ragheb2Fall 2025 to Winter 2026
Gapasin, Fred1Fall 2026
Montgomery, John1Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (18 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 2027010571LectureTR 4:00pm-5:50pm · CF 105Montgomery, John0/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026040955LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 228Gapasin, Fred9/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026010619LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104El-Sharo, Moh'd Ragheb29/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025041032LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104El-Sharo, Moh'd Ragheb15/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025020485LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter9/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025010659LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter12/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024041116LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter21/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024S3720572LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter9/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024W2610749LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter10/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023041305LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter10/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023S3720591LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter9/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023W2610790LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter13/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022041409LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 244Haug, Peter12/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022S3720638LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter17/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022W2610867LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter14/30Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021041571LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · PH 104Haug, Peter24/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021S3720683LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · REMOTE SYNCHaug, Peter28/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021W2610918LectureMW 4:00pm-5:50pm · REMOTE SYNCHaug, Peter32/30Face to Face Instruction