Microelectronics

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Lean Manufacturing
Sankar Sengupta Robert Van Til
Overview of Our Research
Research Team

• Modeling and analysis of discrete part
  manufacturing systems.
• Both simulation models analytic models.
• Models used to improve the performance of the
  manufacturing systems.
• Reduce waste from excessive Work-In-Progress
  (WIP).
• Identification and elimination of bottlenecks.

• Dr. Sankar Sengupta, Associate Professor
• Expertise in Productions Systems, Quality
  Control, CIM, CAD, Modeling and Simulation.
• Dr. Robert Van Til, Professor
• Expertise in Modeling of Manufacturing Systems,
  Robotics, and Control Theory.

Lean - The 7 Wastes
Collaboration

1. Over Production
2. Waiting
3. Transportation
4. Over Processing
5. Inventories and WIP
6. Motion
7. Defects or Rework

• We collaborate with Oakland Universitys Pawley
  Institute for lean manufacturing.
• Founded by Dennis Pawley, former Executive Vice
  President of Manf., DCX
• Kevin Yamada, Director of the Institute
• The institutes focus is on education and
  research concerning lean manufacturing.

Lean Research Projects
Lean Educational Activities

• Automatically maintain discrete part simulation
  models.
• Simulation Model Maintenance Tool (SMMT).
• Predictive models for discrete part manufacturing
  systems.
• When to perform preventive maintenance on
  machines during production.
• Supply Chain Projects.
• Design of an efficient supply chain network.
• Dynamic behavior of a supply chain (tactical
  operational level).
• Optimal distribution of pipeline inventory.

• Graduate course - ISE 581 Lean Principles and
  Application.
• Interdisciplinary course with students from
  Engineering, Business, and Human Resource
  Development (HRD).
• Students conduct a term-project with a local
  manufacturing company.
• Course team-taught by faculty from these three
  schools.
• Undergraduate course - ISE 484 Flexible
  Manufacturing Systems.
• Engineering students work with HRD students on an
  interdisciplinary lean manufacturing project.
• HRD students from HRD 310 Instructional Design
  course.
• Possible to conduct a lean manufacturing workshop
  or short course for your company.
• Either on-site or at Oakland University.

Manufacturing System
Production Data
Value-added Information
Productivity Toolbox
SMMT
Training Data
Simulation Model