Purpose

Implementing lean management (LM) provides universities with a variety of benefits and utilities. The purpose of this study is to systematically analyze the existing literature on the implementation of LM in universities.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature review is undertaken to identify, select and evaluate the literature. A total of 68 articles were identified in Web of Science and Scopus, analyzed and synthesized from the first article published on the topic (2003) to mid-2020.

Findings

Literature analysis and evaluation have enabled us to offer a novel literature classification based around four research lines that summarize the empirical evidence on LM implementation in universities, namely, lean applied to academic management processes; lean applied to administrative management processes; factors that facilitate lean implementation and results obtained with lean. Finally, the gaps and challenges for future research into LM in universities are presented.

Originality/value

This study provides a characterization of the research carried out into LM implementation in universities, which facilitates the work of both scholars wishing either to begin or to dig deeper into this sphere and university professionals and managers pursuing the best outcomes from LM.

中文翻译：

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大学精益管理：系统文献综述

目的

实施精益管理 (LM) 可为大学提供各种好处和效用。本研究的目的是系统地分析现有的关于在大学实施 LM 的文献。

设计/方法/方法

进行系统的文献回顾以识别、选择和评估文献。Web of Science 和 Scopus 共识别出 68 篇文章，从该主题发表的第一篇文章（2003 年）到 2020 年年中进行了分析和综合。

发现

文献分析和评估使我们能够围绕四个研究方向提供一种新颖的文献分类，这些研究路线总结了大学实施 LM 的经验证据，即精益应用于学术管理过程；精益应用于行政管理流程；促进精益实施的因素和精益获得的结果。最后，介绍了大学未来研究 LM 的差距和挑战。

原创性/价值

本研究提供了对大学中 LM 实施研究的描述，这有助于希望开始或深入研究这一领域的学者以及追求 LM 最佳结果的大学专业人士和管理人员的工作。