Lean Higher Education
Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes
William K. Balzer
BGSU Firelands College, Huron, Ohio, USA
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1465-9, April 2010, 312 pp., Soft Cover
"... a must read for all university administrators?it helps them build processes and
services that truly serve students."
-Tom Andrews, BGSU Firelands College
This book is designed to teach academic administrators how to apply Lean business
principles to the successful running of their institutions. It returns education to the
consumers it was designed to serve: the students. Applying voice of the customer
(VOC) concepts, it introduces educators to Lean tools, such as value stream mapping.
Relying on concepts inherent in all Lean processes, it focuses on involving
stakeholders and holding them accountable for the delivery of quality every step of the way.