Lean Manufacturing Innovation

Course guarantor:

Marek Jemala

Lecturer:

Marek Jemala

Tutor:

Marek Jemala

Supervisor:

Institute of Economic Studies

Synopsis:

After completing the course, the student should be familiar with the following framework topics: Define the main meaning and basic functions of innovation project management, with a focus on lean manufacturing applications within the company. Explain the relationships of Lean management and innovation project management to the main departments of the company. Characterise pre-production, production, and manufacturing processes, as well as related lean manufacturing innovation processes. Explain the procedure for creating an innovation strategy and innovation project with a focus on Lean. Clarify the importance of joint planning/forecasting of new products, services and production technologies in the company. Etc.

Requirements:

Activity: max. 10 points

Seminar work: max. 30 points

Exam: max. 60 points

Excused absence max: 30%

Syllabus of lectures:

Production Management in Context of Lean Manufacturing

Production Division and Key Aspects of Lean

Production Optimisation and Lean Implementation

Production Balancing: Push and Pull

Just in (on) Time and Waste Elimination Issues

Integrating Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

Towards Lean Maintenance Manufacturing

Lean Implementation and Production Preparation

How Can a Lean Start-up Change Operations Management?

House of Lean and Systematic Business Assessment

Syllabus of tutorials:

Lean and simplified production time analysis

Lean conditions and production time analysis

Lean and production cycle time analysis

Efficiency and lean production time

Calculation of Kanban indicators

Calculation of Just in Time (JIT) indicators

Calculations of JIT inventory system

Lean, maintenance and repairs in production 1.

Presentation of seminar projects

Study Objective:

see Annotation and Contents of the subject

Study materials:

TARANTINO, A. [2022]: Smart Manufacturing: The Lean Six Sigma Way, Wiley, ISBN: 1119846617.

RUSSELL, R. S. - TAYLOR, B. W. [2020]: Operations and Supply Chain Management, Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-119-66870-1.

BHASIN, S. [2020]: Lean Management Beyond Manufacturing: A Holistic Approach. Springer, ISBN-13: 978-3319174099.

ATTOLICO, L. [2019]: Lean Development and Innovation: Hitting the Market with the Right Products at the Right Time. Routledge, ISBN-13: 978-1138481817.

JEMALA, M. [2014]: Technology identification: How to bring technology innovation to life? Scholars' Press, ISBN: 978-3-639-71044-1.

MAJERUS, N. [2017]: Lean-Driven Innovation: Powering Product Development at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Productivity Press, ISBN-13: 978- 1138438132. Etc.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat	roomDEJ:408 Jemala M. 09:00–12:15 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: