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Design of a Framework for Lean Implementation in Higher Education Labs

Diana Carolina Bojacá Torres | Bio
Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
Ivonne Angélica Castiblanco Jiménez | Bio
Politecnico di Torino
Jairo Raúl Chacón Vargas | Bio
Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
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Abstract

This article proposes a framework for the implementation of Lean Laboratories in higher education laboratories, which was applied in the soil and pavements laboratory of the Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito. With this framework, which incorporates in a detailed manner the steps for its application, the project aims towards decreasing the residues in these environments such as insufficient training, lack of supervision and experience, systematic performance measures, responsibility, materials availability, and generally, the absence of a systematic disposition of the laboratory and the equipment. The results achieved show important improvements in the short and medium-term in the registry and lending processes of tools and equipment. The analyzed case displays positive results with the potential of being exemplary for other organizations in the sector with aims towards implementation Lean and
its tools as a functional, practical, and low-cost alternative.

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How to Cite
Bojacá Torres, D. C., Castiblanco Jiménez, I. A., & Chacón Vargas, J. R. (2019). Design of a Framework for Lean Implementation in Higher Education Labs. Revista Ingenierías Universidad De Medellín, 19(36), 143-166. https://doi.org/10.22395/rium.v19n36a7

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