Applying Lean Concepts in the Quality Control Systems of Engineering Education — A Case Study

The purpose of this work is to help industrial engineering (IE) departments at universities to develop better lean thinking and application of lean education in the field. The current case study collects IE undergraduate programs. This application focuses on bridging the gap between the offered IE programs and the industrial requirements. The known LEAN/EDU-FOCUS-PDCA model and lean tools are applied to eliminate the waste from the education process and increase the value gain. Six common areas are considered for continuous improvement those are alumni, faculty, teaching-learning models, process administrators and the industry.