International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 14 Issue 5

Prioritizing the mitigation strategies to lean and green barriers using fuzzy BWM-FTOPSIS method in the food supply chain: an empirical case study

Kumar Srinivasan, Vineet Kumar Yadav, Anish Kumar, Balaganesh Margabandu, Janish Selvaraj, Anshu Kumar

This paper aims to assist managers and food supply chain practitioners in efficiently implementing lean and green (LG) practices for sustainability. Examining barriers to LG…

Making a virtue of necessity once again: assessing the effect of temporary labor on lean practices in highly routinized environments

Lucas López-Manuel, Antonio Sartal, Xosé H. Vázquez

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how temporary labor moderates the relation between two well-known lean initiatives (process flow and process quality) and line…

Lean construction and resilience while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of construction companies in Brazil

Isaías Simeão, Karine Araujo Ferreira

Despite the benefits provided by the implementation of the lean philosophy, the most recent research discusses whether the high degrees of efficiency obtained with the…

Roadmap for product development based on design for six sigma method

Marta Gomes Francisco, Osiris Canciglieri Junior, Angelo Marcio Oliveira Santanna

The Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology is one of the most important to achieving excellence in an organization’s product development process. This paper aims to propose a…

Implementing and sustaining lean, buyer-supplier role, and COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the garment industry of Bangladesh

Imranul Hoque, Malek Miguel Maalouf, Moutushi Tanha, Md Shamimul Islam, Mohammad Zahedul Alam, Moniruzzaman Sarker

This study aims to explore the challenges in implementing and sustaining lean in garment supplier factories and the buyer–supplier role in mitigating lean barriers in a typical…

Mediating role of lean management on the effects of workforce management and value-added time in private hospitals

Selim Ahmed, Shatha Hawarna, Ibrahim Alqasmi, Dewan Mehrab Ashrafi, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of lean management on the relationship between workforce management and value-added time in private hospitals. This study also…

As easy as OEE: enabling productivity improvement in schools by using overall equipment effectiveness as framework for classroom data analysis

Ilse Doyer, Wilna L. Bean

The purpose of this paper was to develop a quantitative classroom observation method that is able to analyse the school day to identify Time-on-Task losses comprehensively and…

Implementing a customised Lean Six Sigma methodology at a compound animal feed manufacturer in Ireland

Anna Trubetskaya, Olivia McDermott, Padraig Brophy

This study aims to propose a tailored Lean Six Sigma framework providing an accessible Lean Six Sigma methodology for compound feed manufacturers with the aim of mitigating rising…