International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 12 Issue 3

Competitive advantage through Six Sigma in sand casting industry to improve overall first-pass yield: a case study of SSE

Mihir Solanki, Darshak Desai

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how Six Sigma methodology has been applied in a small-scale foundry industry to improve the overall first-pass material yield and…

Interdependency analysis of lean manufacturing practices in case of Bulgarian SMEs: interpretive structural modelling and interpretive ranking modelling approach

Sarita Prasad, Milen Baltov, Neelakanteswara Rao A., Krishnanand Lanka

The paper aims to analyse the contextual relationship and dependency amongst enablers for lean manufacturing implementation in Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

A visual and rhetorical perspective on management control systems

Carina Söderlund, Magnus Hansson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and function of visuals, visual communication and information design as they relate to management control systems and visual…

Six sigma project prioritization and selection: a multi-criteria decision making approach in healthcare industry

Fatma Pakdil, Pelin Toktaş, Gülin Feryal Can

The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology in which alternate Six Sigma projects are prioritized and selected using appropriate multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM…

A multicase study approach in Indian manufacturing SMEs to investigate the effect of Lean manufacturing practices on sustainability performance

Sajan M.P., Shalij P.R.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the adoption of Lean manufacturing (LM) contributes towards the sustainability performance of small and medium-sized…

Analysis of the relationship between barriers and practices in the lean supply chain management

Satie Ledoux Takeda-Berger, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez, Enzo Morosini Frazzon, Tamie Takeda Yokoyama, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira

The purpose of this paper is to classify the main barriers related to the implementation of lean supply chain management (LSCM) and prioritize its main practices. A case study…

Critical review of literature on Lean Six Sigma methodology

Anand S. Patel, Kaushik M. Patel

This paper aims to develop an initial understanding of the Lean Six Sigma methodology since its inception and examine the few Lean Six Sigma dimensions as a research domain…

A leadership maturity model for implementing Six Sigma in academic institutions – using case studies to build theory

Stephen Graham Anthony, Jiju Antony

The purpose of this paper is to present a maturity model for academic leadership teams to benchmark their ability to deliver a culture of continuous improvement through the use of…