TY - JOUR T1 - An Overview of Lean and Education Sector AU - Kumar, Aman AU - Kumar, Prashant AU - Chawala, Dinesh AU - Ugemuge, Nilesh JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 24 SP - 7514 EP - 7519 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.7514.7519 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.7514.7519 KW - Lean KW -5S KW -Six Sigma KW -education KW -improve teaching KW -resources AB - Education sector is facing a lot of challenges and among many making balance between delivering quality education and involvement of cost is a big issue. This type of challenge analogues to manufacturing industry has already been faced in the recent past. To overcome the challenges various organization started practicing Lean Six Sigma and 5S technology and these practices had shown very good results. These practices can also be followed in the education sector. In this study, we first discuss various challenges in the education sector including education modules and teaching methodologies. We then illustrate Lean creation, Six Sigma and 5S technology. Further, we present literature review to suggest that how these practices have helped the various universities to improve teaching skills, administrative process based on the existing available resources. ER -