EMEN 5500 Lean and Agile Management
Syllabus
Overview
Operations management theory and practice has evolved and broadened to address: product
and software development, product manufacturing, service organizations, support services,
supply chains, accounting, and new management responsibilities. The new model of operations
management is lean and agile management. In response to pervasive global competition and
the increasing pace of technological change, lean and agile management is being widely
adopted in diverse companies internationally
Textbooks
The Remedy
Author: Pascal Dennis
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-0-470-55685-6
Creating a Lean Culture: Second Edition
Author: David Mann
Publisher: CRC Press
IBSN: 978-1-4398-1141-2
Topics covered in the course
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Lean, Agile, and Culture
Customer Focus and Internal Alignment
Value Streams and Mapping
Waste
Visual signals - Go and See
Standardized work
Continuous improvement
Level loading
Lean manufacturing
Lean services
Lean knowledge creation
Lean supply chains
Lean management
Lean accounting
Lean Implementation
Grading
100 Total Points
 50 points: Weekly contributions to eCollege online discussions
 50 points: Weekly application Briefs on specified topics
Scale:
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A 94 and above
90 to less than 94
B+ 87 to less than 90
B 83 to less than 87
80 to less than 83
C+ 77 to less than 80
C 73 to less than 77
C- 70 to less than 73
D+ 67 to less than 70
D 63 to less than 67
D- 60 to less than 63
F Less than 60
* There are no opportunities for extra credit work.
Instructor
Dr. Wayne Kirschling
Office: Engineering Center, Office Tower Room 418
Office Phone: 303-492-1211
E-mail: Wayne.Kirschling@colorado.edu
Office Hours: As arranged
Course Requirement
Register for eCollege at http://ecollegedirect.ecollege.com. This web-based tool will be used as
an integral part of the course to enable students to interact and download lecture notes and
assignments.