Wichita State’s graduate certificate in lean systems provides advanced knowledge and methodology of lean systems design, evaluation and operation for practitioners in industry who are responsible for the development and management of production systems in the workplace. Curriculum focuses on the essential knowledge, analytical techniques, guidelines and contemporary issues in the design, evaluation and management of lean systems in industry.To complete the certificate, you’ll choose 12 credit hours from the following courses:Production SystemsStatistical Methods for EngineersDesign of ExperimentsLean ManufacturingSupply Chain ManagementIndependent Study in Industrial Engineering
Earned a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution or a recognized institution in another country whose requirements for the bachelors degree are substantially equivalent to a U.S. bachelors degree. The basis on which credits are awarded for the bachelors degree must be consistent with the policies and procedures for the award of such credit at Wichita State; and Achieved a grade point average of at least 2.750 from a U.S. institution, or its equivalent from a foreign institution, including any post bachelors graduate work, and no more than 9 credit hours of background deficiencies in the desired field of graduate study. In certain instances, the GPA may be based on the last 60 credit hours of coursework (or nearest semester or term break to this).