Library Technical Services Process Improvement Based on LEAN

Authors

Richard J. W. Zwiercan, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Cyrus Zarganj Ford, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Greg W. Voelker, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Meeting name

American Library Association Annual Conference

Meeting location

Anaheim, CA

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

6-23-2012

Abstract

Lean Thinking … is to see and eliminate Muda ‘waste’ – which is essentially any activity in which absorbs resources but creates no value.

Keywords

Business logistics; Lean manufacturing; Technical services (Libraries)

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Comments

Presented at: American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. 23 June 2012.

File: 34 PowerPoint slides

Repository Citation

Zwiercan, R. J., Ford, C. Z., Voelker, G. W. (2012, June). Library Technical Services Process Improvement Based on LEAN. Presentation at American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/libfacpresentation/87