The Rate of Using Lean Management Components in the Libraries of Medical Sciences Universities in the North Provinces of Iran

The aim of this paper is to determine the use of lean management components in the libraries of medical sciences universities in the north provinces of Iran. The methodology is a cross-sectional survey in which the viewpoints of 105 managers and employees in different units of libraries of medical sciences universities are evaluated in Mazandaran, Golestan, and Gilan to determine the application of the lean management components. All 150 people are selected as a sample because of the limitation of the research population. The data are collected by using a questionnaire containing 8 sections and 64 questions based on Likret scale and Delphi method. The data collected are analyzed according to descriptive and inferential statics including one-sample t-test, independent t-test, Freidman, Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney by using SPSS 20. Assuming the criterion number 3, the average of total scores of lean management components will be 3/69 in the libraries under study. The highest average of the score (3/88) belongs to buying system management and the lowest (3/54) to human resource management. There is a significant difference between the viewpoints of the managers and librarians of the libraries studied in these 4 universities about lean management components and also on the situation of lean management (p≤0/05). The results indicate that the application of the lean management is desirable in the population under study