International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
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Operating room effectiveness: a lean health-care performance indicator
Thiago A. Souza, Guilherme Luís Roehe Vaccaro, Rui M. LimaOverall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a performance indicator that is been used to measure manufacturing productivity. The purpose of this paper is to propose the…
Analysis of lean manufacturing strategy using system dynamics modelling of a business model
Miguel Gomez Segura, Omogbai Oleghe, Konstantinos SalonitisA system dynamics (SD)-based methodology is described for analysing the impact of lean manufacturing strategies on a company's business performance, using business model…
A framework for analyzing how context influences lean leadership
André Seidel, Tarcisio Abreu SaurinAlthough leadership in lean systems is influenced by context, the mechanisms linking contextual factors (CFs) to leadership have not been explored. This study aims to…
MDAIC – a Six Sigma implementation strategy in big data environments
Siim Koppel, Shing ChangModern production facilities produce large amounts of data. The computational framework often referred to as big data analytics has greatly improved the capabilities of…
A lean manufacturing road map using fuzzy-DEMATEL with case-based analysis
Sameh N. Seleem, El-Awady Attia, Ahmed Karam, Ahmed El-AssalThis paper aims to develop a lean manufacturing road map for industrial firms by selecting the appropriate lean tools relying on the predefined strategic objectives and…
Six Sigma for improving cash flow deficit: a case study in the food can manufacturing industry
Maria-Victòria Sánchez-Rebull, Ramon Ferrer-Rullan, Ana-Beatriz Hernández-Lara, Angels NiñerolaCash flow deficit situations and working capital control are major challenges for many companies, especially those whose suppliers and clients have strong bargaining…
Shop floor management system in the context of smart manufacturing: a case study
Diamantino Torres, Carina Pimentel, Susana DuarteThe purpose of this study intends to make a characterization of a shop floor management (SFM) system in the context of smart manufacturing, through smart technologies and…
Implementation of lean in health care environments: an update of systematic reviews
Rui M. Lima, José Dinis-Carvalho, Thiago A. Souza, Elisa Vieira, Bruno GonçalvesEven though the implementation of lean in health care environments is relatively recent, it has been receiving a lot of attention in recent years. Partly because of the…
A systematic literature review of lean six sigma adoption in European organizations
Nikolaos A. Panayiotou, Konstantinos E. StergiouThe purpose of this paper is to review of the literature about lean six sigma (LSS) implementation in European organizations written by academics or practitioners from…
Experience of implementing lean thinking in an Indian healthcare institution
Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy, Anand Gurumurthy, Arjun Athikkamannil LankayilThe purpose of this study is to document the experience and impact of implementing lean thinking (LT) in an Indian healthcare institution.
TISM for analysis of barriers affecting the adoption of lean concepts to electronics component manufacture
Senthil Kumar D., S. VinodhThe purpose of this paper is to present the analysis of barriers affecting the adoption of lean concepts to electrical and electronics component manufacturing.
Lean Six Sigma in developing countries: evidence from a large Brazilian manufacturing firm
Alisson Christian Scheller, Thayla T. Sousa-Zomer, Paulo A. Cauchick-MiguelAlthough the literature on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation has evolved, a deeper understanding of the LSS practices applied in organisations in developing countries is…
Evaluating critical failure factors for implementing sustainable lean six sigma framework in manufacturing organization: A case experience
Vikas Swarnakar, Anil Kr Tiwari, A.R. SinghThe purpose of this study is to identify, evaluate and develop a structured model to measure the interrelation between critical failure factors (CFFs) that affects the…
Information management in lean office deployment contexts
Rodrigo de Castro Freitas, Maria do Carmo Duarte FreitasLean office covers the improvement of administrative processes and information flows. In offices, one of the essential challenges is to coordinate the development of…
Evaluating the supply chain information flow in Egyptian SMEs using six sigma: A case study
Omneya Kandil, Rasha Abd El AzizThere is a great deal of concern among the Egyptian economy that small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) potentials are not fully used although they dominate it and…
A continuous improvement assessment tool, considering lean, safety and ergonomics
Marlene Ferreira Brito, Ana Luísa Ramos, Paula Carneiro, Maria Antónia GonçalvesThe purpose of this paper is to present an attempt to develop an instrument containing operational measures of lean combined with safety and ergonomic conditions in a…
Productivity increase in a large size slaughterhouse: a simulation approach applying lean manufacturing
Carlos Coutinho Fernandes Junior, Leonel Teixeira PintoThe main purpose of this paper is to develop a study of the determination of the most appropriate execution steps, necessary for the construction of modelling, simulation…
Manufacturing sustainability assessment using a lean manufacturing tool: A case study in the Indonesian wooden furniture industry
Sri Hartini, Udisubakti Ciptomulyono, Maria Anityasari, SriyantoManufacturers and engineers need a practical and operational way to understand sustainable manufacturing and to apply it to their shop floors. The single index enables…
The mediating role of innovation culture on the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance in Dubai police force
Mohammed Saleh Alosani, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Ali Ali Al-Ansi, Hassan Saleh Al-DhaafriThis study aims to empirically examine the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance of the Dubai Police Force (DPF). Moreover, this study further…
Lean Six Sigma and quality frameworks in higher education – a review of literature
Janelle Margaret Davidson, Oriana Milani Price, Matthew PepperThis paper aims to present a review of literature that considers the use of quality frameworks in higher education (HE). Quality frameworks provide a minimum standard of…
Barriers to adopting lean construction in the construction industry: a literature review
Wassim Albalkhy, Rateb SweisThe purpose of this paper is to identify and theoretically explain the general barriers to adopting lean construction practices in the construction industry regardless of…
Assessment of readiness level for implementing lean six sigma in healthcare organization using fuzzy logic approach
V. Vaishnavi, M. SureshLean Six Sigma (LSS) is a widely accepted business improvement methodology in healthcare, which aims to improve operations and quality and reduce cost, medical errors and…
Lean implementation and implications: experiences from Macedonia
Robert Minovski, Bojan Jovanoski, Petar GalevskiThis paper aims to explore the level of implementation of Lean tools in companies of metalworking and automotive industry in R. Macedonia compared with the global…
Identification and modeling of process barriers: Implementing lean manufacturing in small-and medium-size enterprises
Ramadas T., Satish K.P.The purpose of this study is to present factors associated with process barriers in implementing lean manufacturing within the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Lean manufacturing alignment with respect to performance metrics multinational corporations case study
Raed El-KhalilThe purpose of this paper is to investigate lean tools correlation, interactions and implementation in manufacturing industry at multinational corporation and its impact…
Modeling the lean barriers for successful lean implementation: TISM approach
Anup Prabhakarrao Chaple, Balkrishna Eknath Narkhede, Milind M. Akarte, Rakesh RautCompanies have been implementing lean manufacturing to improve their business performances. However, many of them have difficulties in the implementation because of…
Requirements, challenges and impacts of Lean Six Sigma applications – a narrative synthesis of qualitative research
Mohamed Alblooshi, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Michael Boon Chong Khoo, Abdur Rahim, Salah HaridyThe purpose of this paper is to identify, present and categorise the main requirements, challenges and impacts of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) applications. Emphasis is given to…
Measuring the impact of lean practices on manufacturing performance – case study from the process industry
Tibor Kovács, Andrea Kő, Krisztina DemeterThis study aims to investigate how measuring the lean practices–performance relationship could add value to businesses.
Linking practices to results: an analysis toward Lean Six Sigma deployment in the public sector
Fernando Juliani, Otávio José de OliveiraThe purpose of this paper is to present relationship between operation and management practices analyzing the results achieved by both public organizations prone to deploy…
Impact of implementing lean practices on firm performance: a study of Northern India SMEs
Sachin Saini, Doordarshi SinghThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impingement of lean manufacturing practices (LMPs) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Northern India and their…
Identify critical success factors to implement integrated green and Lean Six Sigma
Mrigendra Nath MishraThe purpose of this paper is analysis of Green and Lean Six Sigma, based on the success factors in its use through a well thought-out literature review, is being planned;…
A methodology for applying the shop floor management method for sustaining lean manufacturing tools and philosophies: a study of an automotive company in Brazil
Flávio Gaspar, Fabiano LealThe purpose of this paper is to define a method for sustain lean tools and philosophies on a manufacturing environment.
Effective after-sales services through the lean servitization canvas
Martin Rudnick, Jan Riezebos, Daryl John Powell, Annika HauptvogelA lean approach is frequently applied in the primary processes of a company, but less in after-sales service. Servitization leads to a change from pure product providers…
Reliability, availability and maintainability analysis of a bag production industry based on the six sigma DMAIC approach
Panagiotis TsarouhasThe purpose of this paper is to implement the six sigma (SS) strategy in a bag sector under actual operating circumstances based on defining-measure-analyze-improve and…
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2040-4166Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof. Jiju Antony
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