International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 13 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Bart Alex Lameijer, Ronald Does

Process improvement project failure: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

Bart A. Lameijer, Jiju Antony, Hans P. Borgman, Kevin Linderman

Although scholars have considered the success factors of process improvement (PI) projects, limited research has considered the factors that influence failure. The purpose of this…

Increasing efficiency in healthcare: a showcase in an orthopedic outpatient clinic

Andras Heijink, Jaap van den Heuvel, Marit Schoonhoven

Cost reduction is a current topic within healthcare. This article aims to show how Lean Six Sigma can be applied to make the orthopedic outpatient clinic within a hospital more…

Effective hospital-wide lean implementation: top-down, bottom-up or through co-creative role modeling?

John C.A.M. van Beers, Desirée H. van Dun, Celeste P.M. Wilderom

Lean implementations in hospitals tend to be lengthy or lack the desired results. In addressing the question, how can lean be implemented effectively in a hospital-wide setting…

Examining of the effect of HRM in mitigating negative effects of LM&SS on employee well-being in health care

Relinde De Koeijer, Jaap Paauwe, Robbert Huijsman, Mathilde Strating

This study aims to examine the effect of human resource management (HRM) in mitigating negative effects of Lean management and Six Sigma (LM&SS) on employee well-being in health…

A reconsideration of Lean Six Sigma in healthcare after the COVID-19 crisis

Alex Kuiper, Robert H. Lee, Vincent J.J. van Ham, Ronald J.M.M. Does

The purpose of this study is to reflect upon the ramifications of two decades of Lean Six Sigma implementations in Dutch healthcare institutions in the light of the current…

A systematic literature review (SLR) comparing Japanese Lean philosophy and the South African Ubuntu philosophy

Mia Mangaroo-Pillay, Rojanette Coetzee

The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of Japanese Lean management principles in South African contexts using Ubuntu, to improve buy-in during Lean…

A foundational framework for agile enterprise architecture

Tarek Kaddoumi, Mohamed Watfa

The application of agility principles and methodologies on Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a promising field. This paper aims to provide an in-depth study of the Agile Enterprise…

Lean management in universities: a systematic literature review

Diana-Lucía Gómez-Molina, José Moyano-Fuentes

Implementing lean management (LM) provides universities with a variety of benefits and utilities. The purpose of this study is to systematically analyze the existing literature on…

Lean waste assessment in a laboratory for training chemical analysts for the pharmaceutical industry

Cláudia C.E. Muiambo, Isabel M. Joao, Helena V.G. Navas

The purpose of this paper is to make a lean assessment of a chemical analyst training laboratory in a higher education institution and identify the main types of waste on a daily…

The impact of lean manufacturing practices on operational and business performances at SMES in the wooden furniture industry

Aries Susanty, Ling Sri Sumiyati, Syaiful Syaiful, Zahrotun Nihlah

First, this study aims to examine the level of implementation of lean manufacturing (LM) practices by the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wooden furniture…

Investigating the impacts of ISO 9001 certification on lean manufacturing and supply chain relationship: an empirical analysis

Assadej Vanichchinchai

This research examines the impacts of ISO 9001 certification on lean manufacturing (LM), supply chain relationship (SCR) and their sub-constructs