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 …

Waste reduction is one of the main principles of lean, but it has been taken for granted that
we have a common understanding of what waste means. We first present a critical …

Purpose–The extant literature on lean service reveals a noticeable lack of theoretical
models establishing the core constructs of lean service, their interrelation and impact on …

Nowadays manufacturing organizations are moving towards lean practices to keep pace
with the competition. Lean practices mainly focuses on eliminating seven deadly wastes …

Context The principal focus of lean is the identification and elimination of waste from the
process with respect to maximizing customer value. Similarly, the purpose of agile is to …

Purpose Many organizations have reported significant benefits after the implementation of
Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Embracing LSS requires asking some important questions: How …

The strategy of organizational lean production emphasizes on increasing efficiency, quality
improvement and cycle time reduction by eliminating non-value added activities (MUDA) …

Context Software measurement programs (MPs) are an important means for understanding,
evaluating, managing, and improving software processes, products and resources …

Continuous planning is a relatively new and not yet fully studied field of research, especially
from the perspective of agile and lean development organisations. To augment the …

Value stream mapping (VSM) is one of the several Lean practices, which has recently
attracted interest in the software engineering community. In other contexts (such as military …