Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and list critical success factors (CSFs) of
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) framework affecting and influencing quality, operational and financial …

During the past three decades, ISO 9001 certifications have facilitated contemporary
organisations to systematically achieve continual quality improvement. In the same period …

Purpose–By exploiting the relationships between Six Sigma and quality management
systems (QMS) based on the ISO 9001 standard, this paper proposes a set of guidelines to …

In the recent past, researchers and practitioners have been attempting to integrate various
manufacturing managerial models. One of such endeavours has resulted in the …

In recent years, the ISO 9001 standard based Quality Management System (QMS) has been
widely implemented in the textile industry. After the quality revolution, the textiles and …

Purpose One of the major challenges for developing countries is the lack of mechanisms for
the evaluation of critical success factors (CSFs) of quality initiatives, which hampers the …

Lean Six Sigma is a popular approach that promotes the improvement of systems,
processes, or any other type of entity. On the other hand, quality management systems …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine the five critical success factors (ie, top management
involvement and commitment, training and education, teamwork, cultural change, and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate in which management aspects could Six
Sigma (SS) methodology help the organization that implements it. Another subject to be …

The importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the economy and the
industrialised world as a whole is well known. Six sigma is one of the popular quality …