International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
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Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era
Hao Wang, Yunna LiuThis study aims to construct a mental health service system for middle school students in the post-COVID-19 era with the framework of Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze…
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?
Fatma Lehyani, Alaeddine Zouari, Ahmed Ghorbel, Michel TollenaereCompanies should enhance their market position and competitiveness by improving staff effectiveness, skills, resource commitment, and applying relevant managerial methods. This…
Lean production, green supply chain management and environmental performance: a configurational perspective based on the Portuguese context
Graça Miranda Silva, Paulo Jorge GomesOrganizations are faced with increasing pressure to engage in sustainable development. There is an ongoing discussion on how to incorporate green thinking into lean management…
Design and validation of a structured instrument to assess the influence of sustainable supply chain management practices on sustainable performance in hospitals
Veronica Duque-Uribe, William Sarache, Elena Valentina GutiérrezThe purpose of this paper is to design and validate a reliable and comprehensive instrument to assess the influence of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices on…
Lean healthcare project in a pharmaceutical supply center: the context of primary healthcare
Lúcia Sortica de Bittencourt, Istefani Carísio de Paula, André Teixeira Pontes, Aline Cafruni GularteThis study aims to enhance storage and distribution operations at a pharmaceutical supply center (PSC) in primary health care (PH) using lean health care (LH) tools. Supply…
Why do process improvement projects fail in organizations? A review and future research agenda
Mariam Bader, Jiju Antony, Raja Jayaraman, Vikas Swarnakar, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Maher Maalouf, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Kevin LindermanThe purpose of this study is to examine the critical failure factors (CFFs) linked to various types of process improvement (PI) projects such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six…
Supply chain risk management to achieve healthcare supply chain operational excellence: a fsQCA and PLS-SEM approach
Pedro Senna, Lino Guimarães Marujo, Ana Carla de Souza Gomes dos Santos, Alberto Eduardo Besser Freitag, Sergio Luiz Braga FrançaHealthcare supply chains (HCSCs) face severe challenges when compared to regular chains. Besides avoiding bankruptcy, they must accomplish their goal which is to save lives. Since…
Readiness level assessment for lean Six Sigma implementation in the healthcare sector
Federica Costa, Alberto Portioli-Staudacher, Najla Alemsan, Guilherme Luz TortorellaThe purpose of this study is to identify the critical readiness factors (CRFs) that mainly affect the implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in an organization and their…
Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model
Qiong Wu, Qiwei Zhou, Kathryn CormicanShared leadership is an effective mechanism for managing project teams. Its performance-enhancing benefits have been demonstrated in many studies. Nonetheless, there is an obvious…
Impact of lean management on work safety and operational excellence within Tunisian companies
Ibtissem Alguirat, Fatma Lehyani, Alaeddine ZouariLean management tools are becoming increasingly applied in different types of organizations around the world. These tools have shown their significant contribution to improving…
Agile DMAIC cycle: incorporating process mining and support decision
Renan Ribeiro Do Prado, Pedro Antonio Boareto, Joceir Chaves, Eduardo Alves Portela SantosThe aim of this paper is to explore the possibility of using the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) cycle, process mining (PM) and multi-criteria decision methods in…
Revolutionizing healthcare organizations with Operational Excellence and Healthcare 4.0: a systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature
Pankaj Kumar Detwal, Rajat Agrawal, Ashutosh Samadhiya, Anil Kumar, Jose Arturo Garza-ReyesThis study aims to examine current research on the relationship between Operational Excellence and Healthcare 4.0 (H4.0) for healthcare organizations.
Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development
Mahender Singh Kaswan, Rajeev Rathi, Jiju Antony, Jennifer Cross, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Mahipal Singh, Inder Preet Singh, Michael SonyThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a surge in demand for health-care facilities, medicines, vaccines and other health-care items. The purpose of this study is to…
A conceptual model for pull implementation based on the dimensions leadership, organization, operation and people
Ariana Araújo, Anabela Carvalho Alves, Fernando RomeroThis paper aims to present a conceptual model, called LOOP, an acronym for Leadership, Organization, Operation and People, regarding the pull system implementation in Lean…
Investigating building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction: the potential BIM-lean interactions synergy and integration in the Jordanian construction industry
Mohammad Omar Aburumman, Rateb Sweis, Ghaleb J. SweisThe construction industry sector is developing rapidly, especially with the increasing pace of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in this sector. Construction projects can benefit…
An exploratory study of the relationships between Lean practices and team performance in higher education
Leander Luiz Klein, José Moyano-Fuentes, Kelmara Mendes Vieira, Diego Russowsky MarçalThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the causal relationship between Lean practices and team performance. Specifically, the authors tried to demonstrate which practices act as…
Developing an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM)
Alaa Mashan Ubaid, Fikri T. DweiriThis research paper aims to develop and validate an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM) by integrating the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve and…
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?
Leandro dos Santos, Elsebeth Holmen, Ann-Charlott Pedersen, Maria Flavia Mogos, Eirin Lodgaard, Daryl John PowellToyota had mature lean capabilities when developing its supplier network. This paper aims to explore how companies can develop a Toyota-style supplier network (TSN) while their…
Modeling critical success factors of lean six sigma in higher education institutions
Carlos Gastelum-Acosta, Jorge Limon-Romero, Yolanda Baez-Lopez, Diego Tlapa, Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Cesar Puente, Armando Perez-SanchezThis paper aims to identify the relationships among critical success factors (CSFs) for lean six sigma (LSS) implementation in higher education institutions (HEIs).
Assessing the transition from mass production to lean manufacturing using a hybrid simulation model of a LEGO® automotive assembly line
Michail Katsigiannis, Minas Pantelidakis, Konstantinos MykoniatisWith hybrid simulation techniques getting popular for systems improvement in multiple fields, this study aims to provide insight on the use of hybrid simulation to assess the…
Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories
Azim Mohammad, Abu Hamja, Peter HasleShorter lead time with low price and quality product demand is pivotal in the garment industry. Pressure on production lead time stresses the importance of reducing style…
The impact of Leagile software development on operational performance
Ramkaran Yadav, Vinod Yadav, M.L. Mittal, Rakesh Jain, Jigyasa YadavIn software development (SD), practitioners have realized the importance of lean thinking. A new term “Leagile” is coined, which is an integrated approach of traditional lean and…
An implementation model for digitisation of visual management to develop a smart manufacturing process
Anna Trubetskaya, Alan Ryan, Frank MurphyThis paper aims to introduce a model using a digital twin concept in a cold heading manufacturing and develop a digital visual management (VM) system using Lean overall equipment…
Application of Six Sigma methodology using DMAIC approach for a packaging olives production system: a case study
Panagiotis Tsarouhas, Niki SidiropoulouIn a packaging olives manufacturing system, the drained weight of the product plays a decisive role in customer’s satisfaction as well as in financial saving for the organization…
The development of a lean six sigma and BIM framework for enhancing off-site manufacturing
Olivia McDermott, Kevin ODwyer, John Noonan, Anna Trubetskaya, Angelo RosaThis study aims to improve a construction company's overall project delivery by utilising lean six sigma (LSS) methods combined with building information modelling (BIM) to…
Industrial revolution and environmental sustainability: an analytical interpretation of research constituents in Industry 4.0
Arun Malik, Shamneesh Sharma, Isha Batra, Chetan Sharma, Mahender Singh Kaswan, Jose Arturo Garza-ReyesEnvironmental sustainability is quickly becoming one of the most critical issues in industry development. This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review through which…
A meta-analysis of a comprehensive m-health technology acceptance
Luiz Philipi Calegari, Barkokebas R.D., Diego Castro FettermannThe evolution of e-health technologies presents promising alternatives for health-care excellence. Despite the benefits arising from mobile e-health (m-health) and wearables…
Industry 4.0 and Lean Manufacturing – a systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature and key recommendations for future research
Sameh M. Saad, Ramin Bahadori, Chandan Bhovar, Hongwei ZhangThis paper aims to analyse the current state of research to identify the link between Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies to map out different research themes…
Lean innovation training and transformational leadership for employee creative role identity and innovative work behavior in a public service organization
Amy B.C. Tan, Desirée H. van Dun, Celeste P.M. WilderomWith the growing need for employees to be innovative, public-sector organizations are investing in employee training. This study aims to examine the effects of a combined Lean Six…
The HyDAPI framework: a versatile tool integrating Lean Six Sigma and digitalisation for improved quality management in Industry 4.0
Rose Clancy, Ken Bruton, Dominic T.J. O’Sullivan, Aidan J. CloonanQuality management practitioners have yet to cease the potential of digitalisation. Furthermore, there is a lack of tools such as frameworks guiding practitioners in the digital…
Fostering insights and improvements from IIoT systems at the shop floor: a case of industry 4.0 and lean complementarity enabled by action learning
Henrik Saabye, Daryl John PowellThis paper aims to investigate how manufacturers can foster insights and improvements from real-time data among shop-floor workers by developing organisational “learning-to-learn”…
Lean six sigma through an Australasian lens: project definition, structure and practices
Achinthya Dharani Perera Halnetti, Nihal Jayamaha, Nigel Peter Grigg, Mark TunnicliffeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how successful lean six sigma (LSS) manifests in the Australasian (Australian and New Zealand) context relative to the context in the…
A comparative analysis of green-lean-six sigma enablers and environmental outcomes: a natural resource-based view
Amna Farrukh, Sanjay Mathrani, Aymen SajjadDespite differing strategies towards environmental sustainability in developed and developing nations, the manufacturing sector in these regional domains faces substantial…
An integrated lean and ISO 14001 framework for environmental performance: an assessment of New Zealand meat industry
Aqeel Ahmed, Sanjay Mathrani, Nihal JayamahaThe aim of this paper is to explore the implementation of an integrated lean and ISO 14001 approach in meat industry for environmental performance and examine a proposed…
Towards the development of a system-wide quality improvement maturity model: a synthesis using systematic review and expert opinion
Adeel Akmal, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko, Richard Greatbanks, Jeff Foote, Tim Stokes, Robin GauldThe various quality improvement (QI) frameworks and maturity models described in the health services literature consider some aspects of QI while excluding others. This paper aims…
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- Prof. Jiju Antony
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