Associate of Applied Business in Management Technology - Lean Systems Management

Bowling Green State University

The major in lean systems management prepares students for an assignment in planning, organizing, and controlling the manufacturing operation, including supervisory and management techniques and systems used in production.

A sequence of courses in total quality leadership, human relations and resources management, business finance and economics, production management, occupational safety and hygiene, and statistical process control provide students with specialized knowledge and practical skills in industrial management.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates from this program are expected to achieve the following:

• A detailed understanding of management, including planning, organizing, and controlling the manufacturing operation;
• An ability to apply management theory in real world settings.

A Lean System describes a business that holistically applies Lean principles to the way it prioritizes, plans, measures, and manages work. The core idea of a Lean System is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Businesses in all industries and services, including health care and governments, are using Lean principles to create more value for customers using fewer resources. Thus, a Lean System will identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added activities all along the value chain to make products and services at less cost with fewer defects through employee empowerment and continuous improvement.