International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 8 Issue 2

Determinants of job satisfaction in a lean environment

Denise Rodríguez, Hendrik Van Landeghem, Virginia Lasio, Dirk Buyens

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the situational and dispositional determinants of job satisfaction in environments created by implementing employee-supportive lean.

Application of lean to the bidding phase in building construction: a French contractor’s experience

Zakaria Dakhli, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Marc Bernard

While many procurement systems govern the construction sector, Design/Bid/Build is still prominent among the French building actors. The research applies Lean thinking (via a…

Application of Lean approach for reducing weld defects in a valve component: a case study

Karthik Bharathi S., S. Vinodh, Sriharsha Devarapu, Goutham Siddhamshetty

The purpose of the study reported in the paper is to apply a structured problem-solving approach based on the Lean approach to analyse weld defects and derive appropriate…

Lean Six Sigma applications in the textile industry: a case study

Ruth Dede Adikorley, Lori Rothenberg, Aaron Guillory

The purpose of this study is to explore Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project and program success in the textile and apparel industry. This paper presents depictions of LSS implementations…

Continuous improvement strategies across manufacturing SMEs of Northern India: An empirical investigation

Jagdeep Singh Sraun, Harwinder Singh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contributions of successful continuous improvement (CI) strategic implementation to competitive manufacturing. It also seeks to…

Six Sigma project selections: a critical review

Ramakrushna Padhy

The paper aims to review the literature on Six Sigma projects through a broad framework of Six Sigma project selection process. It proposes a process framework approach of six…