International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: Volume 14 Issue 2

Lean supply chain management and Industry 4.0: a systematic literature review

Matteo Rossini, Daryl John Powell, Kaustav Kundu

Even though the integration of Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCM) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies is relatively recent, it has been receiving a lot of attention. Partly…

Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

Viktorija Knapić, Borut Rusjan, Katerina Božič

Existing research evidence shows a fragmented understanding of the roles of first-line employees (FLEs) as essential factors for successful lean implementation in small- and…

Lean implementation: analysis of individual-level factors in a biopharmaceutical organisation

Jeff Duggan, Kathryn Cormican, Olivia McDermott

An understanding of the motivation of individual employees to adopt lean practices is fundamental to successful lean implementation. This study aims to investigate the adoption of…

Lean supply chain management and Industry 4.0 interrelationships: the status quo and future perspectives

Asmae El Jaouhari, Jabir Arif, Soumaya Fellaki, Mohamed Amejwal, Khaoula Azzouz

This study aims to address Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies that can improve the research and implementation of lean supply chain management (LSCM) and the enhanced LSCM subfields…

Business process management effectiveness and maturity through lean management practices: the Brazilian federal police experience

Leander Luiz Klein, Silvia Inês Dallavalle de Pádua, Rajat Gera, Kelmara Mendes Vieira, Eric Charles Henri Dorion

This study aims to examine the influence of lean management practices on organizational process effectiveness and maturity. The underlying assumption of this paper is that lean…

Development of a framework for utilising Lean Six Sigma’s intangible impacts in creating organisational innovation climate

Mohamed Alblooshi, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Azharul Karim, Salah Haridy, Ahm Shamsuzzoha, M. Affan Badar

The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that illustrates the role of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in creating organisational innovation climate by investigating the…

Value stream mapping from the customer's perspective: expanding concepts, representations and key performance indicators based on a typical real case study

Leonardo de Aragão Guimarães, Eduardo Galvão Moura Jardim, Lino Guimarães Marujo

This study aims to improve the buying experience for both customers and providers by presenting a conceptual basis which seeks to expand the usual understanding, representation…

Integration of Six Sigma and simulations in real production factory to improve performance – a case study analysis

Ali Ahmed, John Olsen, John Page

The overarching objective of this research is to integrate the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) framework with computer simulation to improve the production efficiency of a light-emitting…

Tracing the lean thinking in supply chain management: a comprehensive main path analysis

Dejian Yu, Tong Ye

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the existing knowledge system of lean supply chain management (LSCM), i.e. by using main path analysis, and the authors extract the…