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<journal-id>1692-3324</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. ing. univ. Medellín]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1692-3324</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Medellín]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1692-33242020000100143</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22395/rium.v19n36a7</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diseño de una herramienta guía para la implementación de Lean en laboratorios de educación superior]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Design of a Framework for Lean Implementation in Higher Education Labs]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Desenho de uma ferramenta guia para a implementação de Lean em laboratórios de ensino superior]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bojacá Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana Carolina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castiblanco Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivonne Angélica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chacón Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jairo Raúl]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito Facultad de Ingeniería Civil ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Politecnico di Torino  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Italy</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>36</numero>
<fpage>143</fpage>
<lpage>166</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1692-33242020000100143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1692-33242020000100143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1692-33242020000100143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El artículo propone una herramienta guía para la implementación de Lean en laboratorios de educación superior, la cual se aplicó en el laboratorio de suelos y pavimentos de la Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito. Con esta herramienta, que incorpora de manera detallada los pasos para su aplicación, se busca reducir desperdicios en estos ambientes tales como un entrenamiento insuficiente, falta de supervisión, experiencia, medidas de rendimiento sistemáticas, responsabilidad, disponibilidad de materiales, y en general, la ausencia de una disposición sistemática del laboratorio y del equipo. Los resultados alcanzados presentan mejoras importantes a corto y mediano plazo en los procesos de registro y préstamo de equipos y herramientas. El caso analizado evidencia resultados positivos, que tienen el potencial de servir de ejemplo para otras organizaciones del sector de la educación que deseen adaptar Lean con sus herramientas como una alternativa viable, práctica y de bajo costo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[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.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Este artigo apresenta uma ferramenta guia para a implementação de Lean em laboratórios de ensino superior, que já foi aplicada no laboratório de solos e pavimentos da Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito. Com essa ferramenta, que incorpora, de maneira detalhada, os passos para sua aplicação, pretende-se reduzir desaproveitamentos nesses ambientes, como treinamento insuficiente, falta de supervisão, experiência, medidas de desempenho sistemáticas, responsabilidade, disponibilidade de materiais e, em geral, a ausência de uma disposição sistemática do laboratório e e dos equipamentos. Os resultados apresentam melhorias importantes em curto e médio prazo nos processos de registro e empréstimo de equipamentos e ferramentas. O caso analisado evidencia resultados positivos que têm o potencial de servir de exemplo para outras organizações educativas que desejarem adaptar Lean com suas ferramentas como uma alternativa viável, prática e de baixo custo.]]></p></abstract>
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