Case Study
Scheduling Success
Using lean Six Sigma to improve course scheduling at a Texas university
- Publication:
- Lean & Six Sigma Review
- Date:
- August 2026
- Issue:
- Volume 25 Issue 4
- Pages:
- pp. 8-13
- Author(s):
- Zhan, Wei; Price, Angie Hill
- Organization(s):
- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Abstract
A Texas university used lean Six Sigma to improve course scheduling. Namely, the define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) approach helped university officials build a new process that has demonstrated greater consistency, fewer errors and reduced workload.
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