Quality 4.0 corresponds to the growing digitisation of industry, which uses advanced
technologies to enhance the quality of manufacturing and services. This fourth quality …

Lean Thinking has successfully challenged mass production practices, by providing
'leaner'processes and supply chains, ie with less waste. Industry 4.0 has become an …

The current market is characterised by a high level of customisation, leading to aggressive
competition between companies to respond to customer needs. To keep their …

Lean manufacturing and agile manufacturing have been two prominent manufacturing
paradigms over the past decades, with the respective aims of reducing waste to achieve low …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived effects between soft
management practices, employee behaviours and the implementation of digital …

Industry 4.0 requires a strong understanding of Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS). An Industry
4.0-enabled manufacturing environment that offers real-time data gathering, transparency …

With the evolution of Industry 4.0, some problems related to inefficient digitalization become
clearer in organizations. To minimize these problems, implementation of the lean philosophy …

This article explores the literature on lean management (LM), Six Sigma (SS), Industry 4.0
(I4. 0) and their relationship. A systematic literature review (SLR) combined with bibliometric …

Purpose Over the past few decades, lean manufacturing has focussed on being customer-
centred and now Lean 4.0 technologies have made it possible for manufacturers to have a …

The manufacturing industry has undergone numerous revolutions over the years, with a
unanimous acceptance of the greater benefits of being sustainable. The present industrial …