Global Lean for higher education : a themed anthology of case studies, approaches, and tools /: a themed anthology of case studies, approaches, and tools. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Stephen Yorkstone.
• Editors: Yorkstone, Stephen
• Contents: Foreword: Bill Balzer, Bowling Green State University. Introduction. List of contributors. Acknowledgements. Section I: Starting out. Chapter 1. Establishing Process Improvement Capability (research). Chapter 2. Tools to Get You Started (tool). Chapter 3. VSM as a Tool for Creating a Lean Culture in a University (tool). Chapter 4. "Lean" into your service model: An institutional case study using Library systems (institutional case study). Chapter 5. Developing a Continuous Improvement Service: From Inception to Reality in 18 months (approach). Section II: People. Chapter 6. Identity and Values to Drive Respect for People: A case-study based on embedding kindness as an organizational value. (case study). Chapter 7. Inspiring Sustainable Higher Education and Lean through a Lean Ambassadors Network (approach). Chapter 8. Improving Performance through Engagement – the Impact of Daily Stand-ups in the University of Strathclyde (approach). Chapter 9. Readiness to change towards lean transformation among employee in Universiti Putra Malaysia. (Case study). Section III: Projects. Chapter 10. Applying Lean in Projects; from Visualisations to Process Engineering – It’s Covered! (approach). Chapter 11. BOSCARD A scoping tool for Lean continuous improvement projects and beyond (tool). Chapter 12. Six Sigma as a method for improving university processes, the case of the academic assessment process (case study). Chapter 13. Lean Training to Lean Projects (approach). Section IV: Technology. Chapter 14. Machine Leaning: Integrating Lean into IT (case study). Chapter 15. Can Information Services Lead a Network of Change Agents in a HEI? (case study). Chapter 16. Lean, Kanban and Agile, A Story of Continuous Improvement in a University Software Team (case study). Chapter 17. Every Organisation Needs a Mole (tool). Section V: Sustaining. Chapter 18. Head, Heart, Hands: The three essentials to sustaining Lean (approach). Chapter 19. Lessons from implementing lean at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (case study). Chapter 20. Lessons from Cardiff University's Lean Experience (Case study). Section VI: Culture. Chapter 21. Developing a Culture – the Essentials for Continuous Improvement (approach). Chapter 22. Growing a Lean approach in a changing University (Case study). Chapter 23. Making sense of learning, practice and theory (approach). Chapter 24. What if we knew the future could be different! (approach). Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Productivity Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 378.161; Universities and colleges -- Administration; Education, Higher -- Planning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429680274; 9780429680281; 9780429680267; 9780429399688
• Related ISBNs: 9780367024284
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