International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 15 Issue 3

A comparative analysis of green-lean-six sigma enablers and environmental outcomes: a natural resource-based view

Amna Farrukh, Sanjay Mathrani, Aymen Sajjad

Despite differing strategies towards environmental sustainability in developed and developing nations, the manufacturing sector in these regional domains faces substantial…

Towards the development of a system-wide quality improvement maturity model: a synthesis using systematic review and expert opinion

Adeel Akmal, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko, Richard Greatbanks, Jeff Foote, Tim Stokes, Robin Gauld

The various quality improvement (QI) frameworks and maturity models described in the health services literature consider some aspects of QI while excluding others. This paper aims…

Lean six sigma through an Australasian lens: project definition, structure and practices

Achinthya Dharani Perera Halnetti, Nihal Jayamaha, Nigel Peter Grigg, Mark Tunnicliffe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how successful lean six sigma (LSS) manifests in the Australasian (Australian and New Zealand) context relative to the context in the…

An integrated lean and ISO 14001 framework for environmental performance: an assessment of New Zealand meat industry

Aqeel Ahmed, Sanjay Mathrani, Nihal Jayamaha

The aim of this paper is to explore the implementation of an integrated lean and ISO 14001 approach in meat industry for environmental performance and examine a proposed…

Impact of lean management on work safety and operational excellence within Tunisian companies

Ibtissem Alguirat, Fatma Lehyani, Alaeddine Zouari

Lean management tools are becoming increasingly applied in different types of organizations around the world. These tools have shown their significant contribution to improving…

Agile DMAIC cycle: incorporating process mining and support decision

Renan Ribeiro Do Prado, Pedro Antonio Boareto, Joceir Chaves, Eduardo Alves Portela Santos

The aim of this paper is to explore the possibility of using the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) cycle, process mining (PM) and multi-criteria decision methods in…

Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model

Qiong Wu, Qiwei Zhou, Kathryn Cormican

Shared leadership is an effective mechanism for managing project teams. Its performance-enhancing benefits have been demonstrated in many studies. Nonetheless, there is an obvious…

Why do process improvement projects fail in organizations? A review and future research agenda

Mariam Bader, Jiju Antony, Raja Jayaraman, Vikas Swarnakar, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Maher Maalouf, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Kevin Linderman

The purpose of this study is to examine the critical failure factors (CFFs) linked to various types of process improvement (PI) projects such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six…

Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era

Hao Wang, Yunna Liu

This study aims to construct a mental health service system for middle school students in the post-COVID-19 era with the framework of Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze…

Artificial intelligence in lean manufacturing: digitalization with a human touch?

Daryl John Powell