Critical failure factors of Lean Six Sigma: a systematic literature review

S Albliwi, J Antony, SAH Lim… - International Journal of …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a continuous improvement methodology that aims to
reduce the costs of poor quality, improve the bottom-line results and create value for both …

Lean services: a systematic review

S Gupta, M Sharma, V Sunder M - International Journal of productivity …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of Lean methodology
through an exhaustive literature review, and its implications and application in the service …

Exploring barriers in lean implementation

JR Jadhav, SS Mantha, SB Rane - International Journal of Lean Six …, 2014 - emerald.com
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Lean production, Toyota Production System and Kaizen philosophy: A conceptual analysis from the perspective of Zen Buddhism

A Chiarini, C Baccarani, V Mascherpa - The TQM Journal, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare principles from the original Toyota
Production System (TPS), the Toyota Way 2001 and Kaizen philosophy with principles …

Implementing lean production systems: research areas and opportunities for future studies

GA Marodin, TA Saurin - International Journal of Production …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing use of lean production (LP) by companies from several sectors has
substantially increased the amount of publications and different emphases on the subject …

A sustainable lean production framework with a case implementation: Practice-based view theory

P Tiwari, JK Sadeghi, C Eseonu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to its competitive advantages and mitigation of global climate change, sustainability
development has become a center of attention in the manufacturing society to improve …

An appraisal on barriers to implement lean in SMEs

V Yadav, R Jain, ML Mittal, A Panwar… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Global competition has intensified pressure on small-and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) to implement lean. Recently, the debate has converged to the role of …

Evidence of lean: A review of international peer‐reviewed journal articles

J Stentoft Arlbjørn, P Vagn Freytag - European Business Review, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine how “lean” is viewed in academic
literature and how it is operationalised. The paper also examines how evidence of lean is …

Leanness assessment: a literature review

G Narayanamurthy, A Gurumurthy - International Journal of …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose Assessing the outcome of lean transformation journey has been of interest to both
researchers and practitioners. Various qualitative and quantitative assessment …

An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study

J Antony, M Sony, M Dempsey, A Brennan… - The TQM …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the limitations and emerging trends of Six
Sigma through an empirical study. Six Sigma is one of the most powerful business process …