International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 12 Issue 2

A framework for analyzing how context influences lean leadership

André Seidel, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin

Although leadership in lean systems is influenced by context, the mechanisms linking contextual factors (CFs) to leadership have not been explored. This study aims to present a…

Assessment of readiness level for implementing lean six sigma in healthcare organization using fuzzy logic approach

V. Vaishnavi, M. Suresh

Lean 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 waiting…

Barriers to adopting lean construction in the construction industry: a literature review

Wassim Albalkhy, Rateb Sweis

The purpose of this paper is to identify and theoretically explain the general barriers to adopting lean construction practices in the construction industry regardless of the…

Reliability, availability and maintainability analysis of a bag production industry based on the six sigma DMAIC approach

Panagiotis Tsarouhas

The 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 control…

A systematic literature review of lean six sigma adoption in European organizations

Nikolaos A. Panayiotou, Konstantinos E. Stergiou

The 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 European…

Linking practices to results: an analysis toward Lean Six Sigma deployment in the public sector

Fernando Juliani, Otávio José de Oliveira

The purpose of this paper is to present relationship between operation and management practices analyzing the results achieved by both public organizations prone to deploy Lean…

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 Haridy

The 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 the soft…

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-Dhaafri

This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between Six Sigma and organisational performance of the Dubai Police Force (DPF). Moreover, this study further explores the…

Implementation of lean in health care environments: an update of systematic reviews

Rui M. Lima, José Dinis-Carvalho, Thiago A. Souza, Elisa Vieira, Bruno Gonçalves

Even 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 fact that…

MDAIC – a Six Sigma implementation strategy in big data environments

Siim Koppel, Shing Chang

Modern production facilities produce large amounts of data. The computational framework often referred to as big data analytics has greatly improved the capabilities of analyses…

Application of interpretive structural modelling for analysis of lean adoption barriers in heavy industry

Aadithya B.G., Asokan P., S. Vinodh

The purpose of the paper is to depict a study on analysis of barriers to lean adoption in fabrication industry using interpretive structural modelling (ISM).