Effective Tools to Learn Lean Thinking and Gather Together Academic and Practice Communities

• DOI: 10.1115/imece2017-71339
• Publication Date: 2018-01-11T02:13:55Z
• Authors: Anabela C. Alves; Shannon Flumerfelt; F. Moreira; Celina P. Leão
• Keywords: CDIO

Lean Engineering learning should be compulsory on engineering curricula, and, particularly, the Industrial field. Prior to integration curriculum, was already implemented by many organizations often, fostered consulting companies. For this reason, if students were taught about Engineering, they would better prepared assume a leadership role in their and/or communicate with consultants. Based literature review and authors’ practice, paper discuss some approaches that have been used for learning. Some experiences an master’s degree are presented which make use of effective educational tools based active methodologies, such as hands-on simulation, Problem or Project-Based Learning (PBL), Conceive-Design-Implement Operate (CDIO) initiative, among others. This also presents these how address through lens Thinking principles. Their advantages discussed gathering academic practitioners’ communities opinions. These final year projects’ reports, feedback from organization supervisors.