International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 13 Issue 2

Leading from the middle: how team leaders implement lean success factors

Dara O. Connor, Kathryn Cormican

There is compelling evidence that demonstrates that organisations are failing to reap the full benefits of lean initiatives. While much work has been conducted on what factors are…

Standardizing Six Sigma Green Belt training: identification of the most frequently used measure phase DMAIC tools

Melinda Hollingshed

This study aims to identify the most frequently used tools and techniques within the measure phase of the define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) methodology in the…

A decade of the international journal of lean six sigma: bibliometric overview

Surya Prakash, Satish Kumar, Gunjan Soni, Raj V. Mahto, Nitesh Pandey

This study aims to present an overview of leading research trends in the lean six sigma domain published in the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (IJLSS) since its inception.

How to build a quality management climate in a small to medium enterprise: an action research project

Desmond Bishop, Kingsley Reeves

The purpose of this paper is to share the successful lean implementation experience of a small to medium enterprise (SME) and the resultant performance improvement including the…

Orchestrated learning: creating a company-specific production system (XPS)

Torbjørn Hekneby, Jonas A. Ingvaldsen, Jos Benders

Companies create company-specific production systems (XPS) by tailoring generic concepts to fit their unique situation. However, little is known about how an XPS is created. This…

Six sigma project prioritization and selection methods: a systematic literature review

Fatma Pakdil

Given the critical role of project prioritization and selection process in Six Sigma efforts, this study aims to analyse the relevant literature to answer this question: What…

Experience of lean application in higher education institutions

Sandrita Simonyte, Roma Adomaitiene, Darius Ruzele

Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the concept of Lean; however, the Lean concept in higher education institutions (HEIs) is still not very popular, and these…

Mapping the lean supply chain management research through citation classics

Noelia Garcia-Buendia, José Moyano-Fuentes, Juan Manuel Maqueira

The purpose of this paper is to systematically identify the key intellectual developments of the lean supply chain management (LSCM) field from its very first beginning by…

Relationships among lean, service quality expectation and performance in hospitals

Assadej Vanichchinchai

The purpose of this study is to investigate the links between lean, service quality expectation (SQE) and service quality performance (SQP) in outpatient departments (OPD).

Exploring risks in lean production implementation: systematic literature review and classification framework

Tâmara Machado Fagundes da Silva, Luciano Costa Santos, Cláudia Fabiana Gohr

Studies addressing barriers to implement lean production (LP) from the perspective of risk management (RM) have not been so usual in the literature. Re-interpreting barriers to…

ISM–ANP hybrid approach to prioritize the barriers in green lean Six Sigma implementation in construction sector

Dain Thomas, Dinesh Khanduja

The purpose of this paper is to prioritize and establish relationships among the barriers that affect green, lean and Six Sigma (GLSS) implementation in the Indian construction…