Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education: A Review of Experiences around the World
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Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education: A Review of Experiences around the World
Economic, demographic, social, technological and political changes worldwide are putting academic institutions under intense pressures. In response, universities are adopting new managerial approaches to their activities: lean, six sigma and lean six sigma. A portrait of this experience emerges from reviewing the literature published over the past decade using the databases Compendex & INSPEC/E...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2164-5167,2164-5175
DOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2017.75044