Overview

This unit provides students with an understanding of the theory and effective application of Lean Management concepts, tools and practices to enable positive change. Students are required to target an area within an organisation and leverage their learning to initiate, implement and sustain quantitative and/or qualitative improvements through a workplace project.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
HE Block 7
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
06-October-2025
16-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
06-October-2025
Census date
17-October-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-October-2025
Results released date
23-December-2025
Term 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
20-April-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
20-April-2026
Census date
05-May-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
12-May-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026
HE Block 7
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
05-October-2026
15-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
05-October-2026
Census date
20-October-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
27-October-2026
Results released date
15-December-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
 

  1. Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the analysis required prior to strategy creation and the issues that may arise in the successful implementation of strategy
  2. Critically evaluate the key factors for success and sustainability in a lean deployment
  3. Critically analyse the key lean and change management tools and practices to achieve and sustain process improvements
  4. Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the lean principles required to facilitate the successful implementation of lean strategy

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		6.00 4 weeks 24
Online
Lecture		3.00 4 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 20 - 30% 1,2,3,4 
Assignment 2Group 20 - 30% 1,2,4 
ReflectionIndividual 20 - 30% 2,3 
TestIndividual 20 - 40% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Applying Lean to specific organisations
  • Lean Tools and Practices I
  • Improving Process Flow
  • Lean Tools and Practices II
  • Reducing Variation and Improving Quality
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Kaizen
  • 5S
  • Implementing Lean and Six Sigma in an organisation
  • Managing Change Resistance
  • The Roadmap to Lean Implementation

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.