Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2013

Applying Lean Thinking to Higher Education � A Strategy for Academic Excellence

Parul Sinha, Dr N. M. Mishra

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The Higher Education Sector in India is undergoing a great revolution. This is reflected by the fact that despite of an economic slowdown, the 2013–2014 budgets has proposed and increased spending by 17 percent in higher education. This pinpoints the need for new reforms in the Education Sector in areas of Education quality, affordability and accessibility. Applying Lean Thinking to Higher Education relates to application in both areas of Academic and Non –Academic activities. In lean terminology, any product not meeting customer expectations is considered defective and has to be re–worked to conform to requirements. This paper discusses the Lean thinking scenario with respect to Higher Education and the wastes which are indispensable part of various existing Information flow processes. It also discusses the outcome of applying the Lean Thinking Concept to a small academic process by building and analyzing process maps, identifying the value add and non–value add activities, and explaining the role of Faculty, Student and Industry

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Parul Sinha, Dr N.M.Mishra / Applying Lean Thinking to Higher Education � A Strategy for Academic Excellence / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.10 October 2013

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