Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education
This work analyzes the current situation of engineering education in India, especially technical universities characterized by low-quality infrastructure, inflexible curricula, and poor teaching resources including faculty, usually resulting in low student learning and very low graduate placement ra...
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| author | Armando Céspedes-Mota Dinesh Shenoy Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón |
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| description | This work analyzes the current situation of engineering education in India, especially technical universities characterized by low-quality infrastructure, inflexible curricula, and poor teaching resources including faculty, usually resulting in low student learning and very low graduate placement rates, and identifies the root causes of these problems, summarizes the methodologies adapted by previous researchers in the lean area, and applies the lean manufacturing philosophy to engineering education. This paper applies a value stream map to analyze the current state of engineering education. This technique identifies eight wastes and is given in form of a current state diagram. A future state diagram is presented that recommends solutions to eliminate these wastes. These recommendations make learning processes responsive to needs and provide long-lasting value to students. Overall, it is beneficial in developing a policy for engineering education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-502f9f4e65e64280aca5e5f8d6771c7b2023-11-22T23:06:13ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-11-01111175510.3390/educsci11110755Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering EducationArmando Céspedes-Mota0Dinesh Shenoy1Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón2Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, MexicoDepartment of Operations Management, FLAME University, Pune 412115, IndiaTecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey 64849, MexicoThis work analyzes the current situation of engineering education in India, especially technical universities characterized by low-quality infrastructure, inflexible curricula, and poor teaching resources including faculty, usually resulting in low student learning and very low graduate placement rates, and identifies the root causes of these problems, summarizes the methodologies adapted by previous researchers in the lean area, and applies the lean manufacturing philosophy to engineering education. This paper applies a value stream map to analyze the current state of engineering education. This technique identifies eight wastes and is given in form of a current state diagram. A future state diagram is presented that recommends solutions to eliminate these wastes. These recommendations make learning processes responsive to needs and provide long-lasting value to students. Overall, it is beneficial in developing a policy for engineering education.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/755lean thinkingvalue stream mappinglearning celleducation policyadministration |
| spellingShingle | Armando Céspedes-Mota Dinesh Shenoy Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education Education Sciences lean thinking value stream mapping learning cell education policy administration |
| title | Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education |
| title_full | Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education |
| title_fullStr | Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education |
| title_short | Application of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to Evolving a Policy for Engineering Education |
| title_sort | application of lean manufacturing concepts to evolving a policy for engineering education |
| topic | lean thinking value stream mapping learning cell education policy administration |
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