...Francis Daudi Sinkamba; Juma Mohamed Matindana; Mussa Mgwatu Purpose As some industries fail when trying to adopt Lean Manufacturing in Tanzania, this study aims to identify and suggest a framework for addressing the barriers to Lean Manufacturing implementation in the context of Tanzania’s...

...Mohammad Alnadi; Patrick McLaughlin; Ismail Abushaikha Purpose This paper aims to identify leadership behaviours in the manufacturing sector in Jordan that enable successful Lean Six Sigma implementation. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data were collected through 27 interviews...

... not been sufficiently explored. This study aims to assess the current status of the implementation of BIM and LC in China’s PHC sector given, firstly, that China is a developing country characterised by the world’s largest population and a huge housing market, and secondly, that although China’s PHC...

...Alok Kumar Samanta; Varaprasad G.; Anand Gurumurthy © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Health care organisations implement lean six sigma (LSS) methodology to achieve improved performance in terms of cost, quality and productivity...

...Mohammad Alnadi; Patrick McLaughlin Lean Six Sigma Leadership Thematic analysis Behaviours Literature review Implementation Lean Six Sigma is widely recognised as a business strategy for deploying continuous improvement in the manufacturing, service and public sectors (Albliwi...

... change and open communication practices are CSFs related to the soft aspects in SS implementation. There are several CSFs linking the successful implementation of SS to business strategy, to customer and suppliers and to incentive programmes. Other CSFs highlight the necessity of creating a strong...

...Joel Lööw This paper contributes to understanding the evolution of lean production in a unique industry. It suggests why lean implementation may be unsuccessful in this type of industry while also identifying the focal point of its lean production practice. Implementation Literature...

...Sonali Udeeka Pathiratne; Ali Khatibi; Md Gapar Md Johar From published literature, 48 CSFs vital for Six Sigma implementation were identified. The identified CSFs were classified under eight core categories. As per the categorization, 35 out of 48 CSFs identified are either Company Strategy...

...Stephan J. de Jong; Wouter W.A. Beelaerts van Blokland Purpose – Implementation of lean manufacturing is currently performed in the production industry; however, for the airline maintenance service industry, it is still in its infancy. Indicators such as work in process, cycle time, on-time...

... metrics for the purpose of achieving strategic objectives”; thus, including all aforementioned characteristics except customer focus, which is replaced by the more generic “strategic objectives”. In the context of large firms, there are several studies of the implementation of Six Sigma (Coronado...

...Jagdish R. Jadhav; Shankar S. Mantha; Santosh B. Rane Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of research on lean focusing on barriers in its implementation through a systematic literature survey. Design/methodology/approach – A literature survey of peer-reviewed...

... for the effective implementation of Lean Six Sigma and to analyze the implementation of Lean Six Sigma, focusing on the CSFs identified in the literature, through a survey of companies, geographically dispersed, from both the manufacturing and service industry. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken...