International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
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Implementing lean six sigma in health care: a review of case studies
Alok Kumar Samanta, Varaprasad G., Anand GurumurthyHealth care organisations implement lean six sigma (LSS) methodology to achieve improved performance in terms of cost, quality and productivity. However, the way it gets…
Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review
Viktorija Knapić, Borut Rusjan, Katerina BožičExisting research evidence shows a fragmented understanding of the roles of first-line employees (FLEs) as essential factors for successful lean implementation in small…
Advances and hotspots analysis of value stream mapping using bibliometrics
Chaochao Liu, Yang ZhangValue stream mapping (VSM) is a visualization tool to identify and eliminate waste and widely applied in manufacturing, transportation, construction, service and other…
A toolset for complex decision-making in analyze phase of Lean Six Sigma project: a case validation
Mahipal Singh, Rajeev Rathi, Jiju Antony, Jose Arturo Garza-ReyesThe analyze phase of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project is an important phase where the project heads and organizational directors need to select the critical issues for further…
Solenoid valves quality improvement based on Six Sigma management
Yafen Liu, Yingxue Ren, Min Zhang, Keke Wei, Lei HaoThe purpose of this study is to present the implementation of Six Sigma in a solenoid valve manufacturing company in China. The project aims to reduce the solenoid valve…
Quality 4.0 – an evolution of Six Sigma DMAIC
Carlos Alberto Escobar, Daniela Macias, Megan McGovern, Marcela Hernandez-de-Menendez, Ruben Morales-MenendezManufacturing companies can competitively be recognized among the most advanced and influential companies in the world by successfully implementing Quality 4.0. However…
Development of a retail supply chain process reference model incorporating Lean Six Sigma initiatives
Nikolaos A. Panayiotou, Konstantinos E. StergiouThe purpose of this paper is the development of a reference model contributing to the identification of the retail supply chain activities that can be improved by the…
Are Industry 4.0 technologies enablers of lean? Evidence from manufacturing industries
Sanjiv Narula, Harish Puppala, Anil Kumar, Sunil Luthra, Maheshwar Dwivedy, Surya Prakash, Vishal TalwarThis study aims to propose a conceptual model indicating the impact of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies on lean tools. Additionally, it prioritizes I4.0 technologies for…
Exploratory factor analysis of barriers to lean construction based on Brazilian managers' perceptions
Aline Patricia Mano, Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Ricardo Coser MergulhãoLean construction (LC) is an important strategy to improve the results of organizations in the civil construction sector. However, there are barriers that hinder the…
An occupational health and safety management system framework for lean process industries: an interpretive structural modelling approach
Samir Ramdas Kale, Srinivas Kota, Naga Vamsi Krishna Jasti, Gunjan Soni, Surya PrakashThe manufacturing sector has been observing various benefits by the implementation of lean manufacturing practices. However, the manufacturing sector has neglected the…
Green lean six sigma sustainability – oriented project selection and implementation framework for manufacturing industry
Mahender Singh Kaswan, Rajeev Rathi, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Jiju AntonyThis paper aims to deal with the selection of the sustainability-oriented Green Lean Six Sigma (GLS) project for the manufacturing industry in the complex decision-making…
Six Sigma for improving tensile strength: a case study in the impregnating resin manufacturing company
Yingxue Ren, Min Zhang, Yin Bai, Haochen BaiUnsatisfactory level of construction materials quality has been a persistent problem for companies in construction. This study aims to describe the application of the Six…
Using Lean Six Sigma to improve timeliness of clinical laboratory test results in a university hospital in Egypt
Islam Ibrahim, Magda Sultan, Omaima Gaber Yassine, Adel Zaki, Hossam Elamir, Wafaa GuirguisHealthcare environments are highly complex and full of variation and inefficiency. However, variation and inefficiency can be measured and improved, providing better…
Research on optimization and simulation of sand casting production line based on VSM
Bao Chao, Chaoyong Zhang, Yu Zhang, Hongfei Guo, Yaping Ren, Hao ZhangThis paper aims to provide feasible countermeasures for the application of lean manufacturing in automatic sand casting workshops to optimize production line balance.
Providing a model of LeAgile hybrid paradigm practices and its impact on supply chain performance
Akbar Rahimi, Akbar AlemtabrizGiven the need to simultaneously implement lean and agile (LeAgile) paradigms in supply chain, managers do not know which of these paradigms practices should be given…
Integration of Six Sigma methodology of DMADV steps with QFD, DFMEA and TRIZ applications for image-based automated inspection system development: a case study
Kumaraendran Purushothaman, Rosmaini AhmadThis paper aims to present the development of an automated inspection system (AIS) using an image-based analysis mechanism, called i-AIS. The development process of i-AIS…
The significance of employee behaviours and soft management practices to avoid digital waste during a digital transformation
Jamila Alieva, Daryl John PowellThe purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived effects between soft management practices, employee behaviours and the implementation of digital technologies in…
Practical implications of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma in the public administration sector: a systematic literature review
Evangelos Psomas, Efthalia Keramida, Nancy BourantaThe purpose of this study is to identify the practical implications of Lean, Six Sigma (SS) and Lean SS (LSS) in the public administration sector. Determining the key…
Effects of lean distributed manufacturing on factory’s resilience: the current practice in UK food manufacturing sector
Ijaz Ul Haq, James Andrew Colwill, Chris Backhouse, Fiorenzo FranceschiniLean distributed manufacturing (LDM) is being considered as an enabler of achieving sustainability and resilience in manufacturing and supply chain operations. The purpose…
A relationship between bias, lean tools, and waste
Mahesh Babu Purushothaman, Jeff Seadon, Dave MooreThis study aims to highlight the system-wide potential relationships between forms of human bias, selected Lean tools and types of waste in a manufacturing process.
How to motivate students to do a course project in design of experiments course from a web-based virtual learning material?
Charnnarong SaikaewThe purpose of this study is to develop a practical method for training students how to conduct statistical analysis and do a course project in design of experiments…
Exploring relationships for integrating lean, environmental sustainability and industry 4.0
Lígia Lobo Mesquita, Fabiane Letícia Lizarelli, Susana Duarte, Pedro Carlos OprimeThis paper aims to thoroughly identify the forms of integration between Lean, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and environmental sustainability (ES) by examining the relationships…
Soft and hard skills development in lean management trainings
Ana Paula Lista, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Marina Bouzon, Matthias Thürer, Daniel JurburgThis study aims to investigate the impact of traditional teaching and active learning methods in lean management (LM) on the development of both soft and hard skills.
Lean and resilience in the healthcare supply chain – a scoping review
Najla Alemsan, Guilherme Tortorella, Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez, Hadi Balouei Jamkhaneh, Rui M. LimaThe importance of a lean health-care supply chain is increasingly discussed. However, it is still not very clear how lean practices relate to resilience capabilities, as…
Toward a holistic understanding of performance in Lean Manufacturing: a discussion on the relevance of its indicators
Diana Cardenas-Cristancho, Laurent Muller, Davy Monticolo, Mauricio CamargoThis study aims to propose a novel approach to select and prioritize performance indicators in Lean Manufacturing depending on whether they are influencing or being…
Improving access to frontline psychosocial services for youths in difficulty by using LSS: an action research case study
Tasseda Boukherroub, Lysane Ouellet, Guillaume Lemay, Nathalie Bibeau, Diane Thiffault, Nicole McNeilThis study aims to improve accessibility to frontline psychological services for youths in difficulty. In the province of Quebec, Canada, the first significant…
Monitoring of overall equipment effectiveness by multivariate statistical process control
Imane Mjimer, ES-Saadia Aoula, EL Hassan AchouyabThis study aims to monitor the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) indicator that is one of the best indicators used to monitor the performance of the company by the…
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…
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…
Physics-based trade-off curves to develop a control access product in set-based concurrent engineering environment
Zehra Canan Araci, Ahmed Al-Ashaab, Cesar Garcia AlmeidaThis paper aims to present a process to generate physics-based trade-off curves (ToCs) to facilitate lean product development processes by enabling two key activities of…
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…
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…
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;…
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2040-4166Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof. Jiju Antony
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