AC 2007-273: CAN LEAN MANUFACTURING BE APPLIED TO UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES?

Shirish Sreedharan , University of MissouriFrank Liou, University of MissouriFrank Liou is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofMissouri-Rolla (UMR). He currently serves as the Director of the Manufacturing EngineeringProgram at UMR. His teaching and research interests include CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, andrapid manufacturing. He has published over 100 technical papers and has research grants andcontracts over $8M.