Waste Assessment Model for an Innovative Engineering Educational Framework: Integrating Lean Management into Outcome-Based Engineering Education (OBEE)

Waste Assessment Model for an Innovative Engineering Educational Framework: Integrating Lean Management into Outcome-Based Engineering Education (OBEE)
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© 2025 by IJETT Journal
Volume-73 Issue-11
Year of Publication : 2025
Author : Fatima-ezzahra AFIF, Fatima Bouyahia
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V73I11P111

How to Cite?
Fatima-ezzahra AFIF, Fatima Bouyahia,"Waste Assessment Model for an Innovative Engineering Educational Framework: Integrating Lean Management into Outcome-Based Engineering Education (OBEE)", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 73, no. 11, pp.127-146, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V73I11P111

Abstract
Engineers have a significant impact on economic development and on all areas of people’s lives. The world, in general, and industry in particular, face more challenges due to technological and economic changes. Thus, skilled engineering graduates with a deep understanding of technical complexities, creative methods, and personal attributes are highly needed in the industrial field. This paper introduces a novel and hybrid educational model structured into five layers. The model combines two approaches: Outcome-Based Engineering Education (OBEE) and Lean Management. Industrial Lean Management principles and methods are adapted to each layer to make the OBEE process more efficient and effective. Before introducing the proposed Lean-OBEE model, a thorough analysis was conducted through a Waste Assessment Model (WAM) to pinpoint inefficiencies in the current educational system. This was the starting point for structuring the hybrid educational model to improve students' outcomes and eliminate waste. This paper presents specifically the first layer’s architecture that emphasizes the development of Course Outcomes (COs).

Keywords
Course Outcomes, Educational Model, Lean Management, Outcome-Based Engineering Education, Waste Assessment Model.

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