UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

CHE5887 Lean bioproduct manufacturing

Faculty of Engineering

CHE5887 Lean bioproduct manufacturing is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs CHE5888 and CHE5001.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Clayton

The 2027 handbook has no page for CHE5887. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before CHE5887

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After CHE5887

No unit lists CHE5887 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Co-requisite: This unit is available to you only if you are enrolled in E6007

Overview

In this unit, you will learn why lean is a key driver for sustainable competitive advantage. You will be introduced to the concepts and principles of lean manufacturing and its relationship to sustainability. Using a range of industry case studies, you will evaluate how to maximise customer value while minimising waste. You will learn how to analyse process flows in order to establish capacity and identify bottlenecks. Topics covered include lean concepts, resource minimisation, pull vs. push philosophy, just-in time production, value stream mapping, and the impact of these methods on business, environment and social values.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOnline

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    describe the key concepts and principles of lean manufacturing and analyse the relationship between theory and practice

  2. 2

    design a value stream map and explain how defects and waste can degrade performance

  3. 3

    justify the selection and promotion of strategic quality management systems to support continuous improvement practice

  4. 4

    analyse a production process and apply lean principles to improve process performance and outcomes

  5. 5

    design strategies to assess and improve sustainable lean practices.

Workload and teaching

Online: 144 hours of study over the semester

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Mark Banaszak Holl
Unit Coordinators
Professor Gil Garnier

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for CHE5887?

You need CHE5888 and CHE5001 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is CHE5887 offered?

In 2020, CHE5887 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Organisational unit
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020