Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an application of the Six Sigma define,
measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC) problem-solving methodology in a Portuguese …

Lean Engineering (LE) had its roots in Toyota automobile production where the main
objective is to standardize operations, so that wastes in the production processes can be …

Currently, it is a fact that Lean Production (LP) is a popularized term. A Google search by this
term returned 183,000,000 results (0.45 s). Nevertheless, for the scientific community what …

Have you ever noticed that during a production process, unecessary waste occurs, or
excessive time is spent in particular areas? Or have you ever encountered a situation in your …

Lean principles and tools have been increasingly employed in companies across several
sectors, with numerous successful implementations both inside and outside production …

Abstract Traditionally, Textile and Clothing industry (TCI) is an industry that naturally
consumes large amounts of natural resources (eg natural fibers, natural dyes, water and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Lean services methodology as a
mechanism for improving products and services in libraries and information organizations …

Performance-enhancing efforts in the manufacturing industry have centred on
'lean'principles and philosophies since the early 1970s. Lean principles, philosophies, tools …

The Integrated Master Degree on Industrial Engineering and Management, from the
Department of Production and Systems of University of Minho–Portugal, requires the …

Lean implementation has been the subject of many research papers. Nevertheless, the
process to successfully achieve this implementation is not straightforward due to factors that …