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Application Of Lean Production Tools In Management Of University Educational Processes

Table 2:

Main Types of Losses Industrial Production Process Educational Process
Stock Surplus of stock, incomplete products, and ready-made products Outdated databases and information; incomplete work
Defects Flaws; deviations from the predetermined parameters exceed acceptable limits Professors’ formal attitude towards the educational process; provision of outdated information; application of outdated teaching techniques; insufficient preparation for delivery of classes
Overproduction Production of too many products; disagreement between the manufacturing plan and the actual demand for those products Unjustified duplication of information; students are overloaded with information that does not correspond to their needs
Too many difficulties Unnecessary stages of processes; unclear job descriptions; duplication of functions
Idle waiting and standing by Standby of equipment; idle waiting for materials; unbalanced work; inefficient usage of worktime Unreasonable distraction from classes
Unnecessary movements Non-ergonomic organization of manufacturing / educational premises and facilities
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