TY  - BOOK
AU  - Slykhuis,Bonnie
TI  - Continuous Improvement in Higher Education: How to Begin Your Lean Journey
SN  - 9780429634123
AV  - HV41 
U1  - 378.101 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Productivity Press
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control
KW  - Total quality management in higher education
KW  - United States
N1  - Description based upon print version of record
N2  - 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
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367076689
UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -