The integration of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and sustainability: A literature review and future research directions for developing a specific model

A Cherrafi, S Elfezazi, A Chiarini, A Mokhlis… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to present a review and an analysis of the literature concerning
a possible model for integrating three management systems: lean manufacturing, Six Sigma …

Big data in lean six sigma: a review and further research directions

S Gupta, S Modgil, A Gunasekaran - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Manufacturing and service organisations improve their processes on a continuous basis to
have better operational performance. They use lean six sigma (LSS) projects for process …

A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors

M Singh, R Rathi - International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of present study is to expose the detailed review for benefits and
challenges about implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in business organization and …

The effect of lean methods and tools on the environmental performance of manufacturing organisations

JA Garza-Reyes, V Kumar, S Chaikittisilp… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests that lean methods and tools have helped manufacturing organisations to
achieve operational excellence, and in this way meet both traditional and contemporary …

A review on lean manufacturing implementation techniques

R Sundar, AN Balaji, RMS Kumar - Procedia engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The concept of lean manufacturing was developed for maximizing the resource utilization
through minimization of waste, later on lean was formulated in response to the fluctuating …

The impact of lean methods and tools on the operational performance of manufacturing organisations

I Belekoukias, JA Garza-Reyes… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence suggests that lean methods and tools have helped manufacturing organisations to
improve their operations and processes. However, the real effect of these methods and tools …

Integration of continuous improvement strategies with Industry 4.0: a systematic review and agenda for further research

S Vinodh, J Antony, R Agrawal, JA Douglas - The TQM Journal, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the history, trends and needs of
continuous improvement (CI) and Industry 4.0. Four strategies are reviewed, namely, Lean …

Continuous improvement philosophy–literature review and directions

J Singh, H Singh - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the history and existing
research on continuous improvement (CI). Design/methodology/approach–Extensive review …

Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma: an analysis based on operations strategy

E Drohomeretski, SE Gouvea da Costa… - … Journal of Production …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing need for operations management models that contribute to the
continuous improvement of company processes, among them we highlight lean …

A literature review of lean manufacturing

S Gupta, SK Jain - International Journal of Management Science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The objective of this article is to understand the concept of lean manufacturing, its
philosophy, various tools and techniques, lean implementation benefits and barrier towards …