Purpose The importance of a lean health-care supply chain is increasingly discussed.
However, it is still not very clear how lean practices relate to resilience capabilities, as there …

There have been many literature reviews carried out on Lean implementation in larger
organisations with specific focus on the automobile industry. Lean implementation in the …

Purpose In today's global economy, developing supply chain agility (SCA) and lean
practices (LP) as resource-based view and dynamic capabilities are essential for firms to …

Purpose The main objective of this study is to investigate what are the critical success factors
that exist for continuous improvement (CI) methodology deployment in the Irish medical …

Worldwide, industries are emphasizing the development of an agile system to sustain higher
productivity, which can be applied to ensure improvements in all production conditions in …

This study aims to investigate the barriers that exist when implementing continuous
improvement methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS), within the Irish Pharma …

Background: Exploring the impact of combining Industry 4.0 technologies and Lean
Manufacturing tools on organizational performance has been a popular topic in recent …

The powerful combination of lean principles and digital technologies accelerates waste
identification and mitigation faster than traditional lean methods. The new digital lean (also …

Purpose This study describes how two organisations transitioned to teaching Lean online
during and post Covid-19. This study aims to establish how Lean teaching and training can …

The manufacturing industry faces the challenge of small and diversified customer orders. To
meet this challenge, strong internal production capabilities are required. A lean …