A Lean Six Sigma program in higher education
dc.contributor.author | Svensson, Carsten | |
dc.contributor.author | Antony, Jiju | |
dc.contributor.author | Baessa, Mohamed A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bakhsh, Majed | |
dc.contributor.author | Albliwi, Saja | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-31T09:13:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-31T09:13:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Carsten Svensson , Jiju Antony , Mohamed Ba-Essa , Majed Bakhsh , Saja Albliwi , (2015) "A Lean Six Sigma program in higher education", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 32 Iss: 9 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0265-671X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/IJQRM-09-2014-0141 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/576099 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose The objective of this paper is to contribute to the body of Lean Six Sigma knowledge within the field of higher education institutions. The paper will review the initial phase of an implementation and highlight future challenges of applying the Lean Six Sigma method in a complex transactional environment. Design/methodology/approach The observations presented in this paper originate from rolling out a large Lean Six Sigma implementation at a recently established university. The paper is supported with secondary data from literature. Findings The implementation of Lean Six Sigma methodology at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has resulted in improvements in business processes and efficiency. This has been achieved through project execution and training programs. Approximately 350 staff members have completed awareness training, 50 yellow belts and 150 green belts have been trained, and the first round of seven black belts have completed training of which two have completed certification. Research limitations/implications This paper is based on an empirical study of a single instance and the authors’ experiences as practitioners. Originality/value This paper is the first description of what is believed to be one of the largest implementations of Lean Six Sigma in higher education. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Emerald | |
dc.relation.url | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJQRM-09-2014-0141 | |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management | |
dc.subject | Lean Six Sigma | |
dc.subject | Process Improvement | |
dc.subject | Business Process Management | |
dc.subject | Organizational Development | |
dc.subject | Higher Education | |
dc.subject | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | |
dc.subject | KAUST | |
dc.subject | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | |
dc.title | A Lean Six Sigma program in higher education | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | Information Technology Department | |
dc.contributor.department | University Library | |
dc.identifier.journal | International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management | |
dc.eprint.version | Post-print | |
dc.contributor.institution | Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
dc.contributor.affiliation | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) | |
kaust.person | Svensson, Carsten | |
kaust.person | Ba-Essa, Mohamed | |
kaust.person | Bakhsh, Majed | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-13T17:01:07Z | |
dc.date.published-online | 2015-09-30 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2015-10-05 |