... employee participation in Lean initiatives, focusing on units of a multinational company in Brazil and China. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, multiple-case study design was used, combining document analysis, on-site observations and semistructured interviews with shop floor workers in both...

...Olga Maria Formigoni Carvalho Walter; Edson Pacheco Paladini Six sigma Brazil Lean production Literature review Lean Six Sigma LSS integration Lean Production and Six Sigma have become the most widely used and disseminated strategies to implement continuous improvement in services...

.... Lean manufacturing Brazil Agribusiness management system Specificities Techniques and tools In times of global economic crises, the survival and competitiveness of companies depend on their practices and adaptive capacities in external environments, which are attributed to shifts...

... and improvements across four industries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Brazil Lean production Manufacturing industries Production improvement Employees involvement Continuous improvement Lean Martinez‐Ros (1999) found that product and process innovations are interdependent...

... The results obtained from the survey revealed that the application of Six Sigma in Brazil is a reality. However, it concluded that the programme was adopted by large‐size companies that invest in infrastructure and training of their personnel, making it possible to obtain the financial benefits desired...