Abstract Academic literature on Lean Manufacturing (LM) is widely available. However, due
to its fragmentation, the contribution of LM from practical and academic perspectives is …

Healthcare is a unique service industry and it deals with complex tasks. To overcome
complex tasks, healthcare organizations need to implement DMAIC (Define, Measure …

Purpose Manufacturing industries are facing dynamic challenges in today's highly
competitive world. In the recent past, integrating Industry 4.0 with the lean six sigma …

Without product quality, companies cannot survive in today's competitive and regulated
environment. Quality affects not only the product, process, and services, but also the true …

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the current state of research to identify the link between
Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) technologies to map out different research …

The vast majority of works published on Lean focus on the evaluation of tools and/or the
strategies needed for its implementation. Although many authors highlight the degree of …

The Construction Industry is a complex and fragmented industry worldwide with regards to
its supply chain, products, and processes, and is faced with a similar dilemma as faced by …

Purpose Kaizen is an umbrella concept for a management philosophy based on a set of
principles and values with different tools and techniques that form part of Company-Wide …

Continuous improvement (CI) have been recognised as one of the most effective ways to
improve organisational performance. However, there is a lack of research on this topic from …

Failure to deliver orders because of low production capacity is one of the main problems
faced by companies in the plastics sector. This has repercussions, creating customer …