... studied. Early implementation research clearly distinguished between CI methodologies. Marodin and Saurin (2013) deliberately scoped their work to Lean, excluding variations on what they called “the original Lean principles”. Similarly, Hietschold et al. (2014) limited their work...

...” to help them acquire skills necessary to obtain gainful employment upon release. This includes skills and belt level assessment in Lean Six Sigma as well as 6S/5S events and training. These techniques have been deployed by 22 teams at seven locations across the state of Iowa (USA). These sites have...

...Leander Luiz Klein; Fernando Naranjo; Jacqueline Ann Douglas; Patricia Inês Schwantz; Gabriel Adolfo Garcia Purpose The purpose of this article was to evaluate the causal influence of Lean management practices on knowledge waste within the context of higher education institutions (HEIs...

...Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji; Chukwuebuka Martinjoe U-Dominic Purpose The topic of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation in a supply chain context is an emerging research stream comprising of diverse objectives and complex processes thereby presenting opportunities for further exploration and organizational...

...Indrė Liutkevičienė; Niels Gorm Malý Rytter; David Hansen Purpose Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and Lean are both widely used approaches to business process improvement. However, research is limited on their interactions when implemented in combination, leveraging the advantages of both...

... on the data. Findings Statistical results suggest that lean thinking and the quality of information shared can lead to greater efficient supply chain performance. Research limitations/implications The small sample is the main limitation. The findings bear important implications for further research...

... process management (BPM) and lean in the health sector? The purpose of this paper is to analyze the results of studies that address the promotion of BPM and lean in the health sector. Design/methodology/approach To conduct a survey of published studies using the BPM and lean approach in healthcare...

... which can be used to present summarized information quickly and clearly) (Newsom and Haynes, 2004 ; Smiciklas, 2012), and other methods to simplify processes and to vitalize documents. Process improvement Health care Lean Kaizen Visual control Vitalization For any item...

...) methods such as Lean to the hospital setting (HS). The purpose of this paper is to analyze if Lean approaches related in the literature provide sufficient methodological support for other practitioners to reproduce the reported results. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyzed...