Slykhuis, Bonnie.
Continuous Improvement in Higher Education How to Begin Your Lean Journey. [electronic resource] : - New York : Productivity Press, 2019. - 1 online resource (145 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Is your college or university struggling with how to adapt to budget cuts, changing student needs, technology, or regulatory changes? Do you have a program or staff assigned to help coordinate change efforts? Are you ready to become more proactive in how you react to the changes that affect your institution? Structured continuous process-improvement programs have benefitted manufacturing companies for decades, but what works in manufacturing does not work the same way in education! This book, written by a higher education Lean practitioner using real examples from higher education, shows you how to create a continuous-improvement program specifically for higher education It walks you through the key steps for building your first-year continuous-improvement plan. It provides templates, checklists, and best practices to assist in your planning process. Whether you are a Lean novice or a current Lean/continuous-improvement practitioner, this book will add tools to your tool kit and lay the groundwork for successful change initiatives.
9780429634123 0429634129 9780367076689 0367076683 9780429631146 0429631146 9780429632631 0429632630
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control
Total quality management in higher education--United States.
HV41
378.101
Continuous Improvement in Higher Education How to Begin Your Lean Journey. [electronic resource] : - New York : Productivity Press, 2019. - 1 online resource (145 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Is your college or university struggling with how to adapt to budget cuts, changing student needs, technology, or regulatory changes? Do you have a program or staff assigned to help coordinate change efforts? Are you ready to become more proactive in how you react to the changes that affect your institution? Structured continuous process-improvement programs have benefitted manufacturing companies for decades, but what works in manufacturing does not work the same way in education! This book, written by a higher education Lean practitioner using real examples from higher education, shows you how to create a continuous-improvement program specifically for higher education It walks you through the key steps for building your first-year continuous-improvement plan. It provides templates, checklists, and best practices to assist in your planning process. Whether you are a Lean novice or a current Lean/continuous-improvement practitioner, this book will add tools to your tool kit and lay the groundwork for successful change initiatives.
9780429634123 0429634129 9780367076689 0367076683 9780429631146 0429631146 9780429632631 0429632630
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control
Total quality management in higher education--United States.
HV41
378.101