...Massimo Bertolini; Davide Castellano Purpose This paper aims to tackle a key challenge in Lean Six Sigma ( LSS ): the rigorous financial justification and prioritisation of improvement projects. It introduces Quality Cost Deployment ( QCD ), a novel methodology to enhance the LSS toolkit...

... Six Sigma ( LSS ) support different activities of human resource management ( HRM ) and lead to the development of an ecosystem of continuous improvement through collaborative learning and problem solving. But it is imperative to establish the linkage of LSS with HRM, so that the performance...

...Ana Belem; Paulo Sampaio; Marcelo Oliveira Purpose Although Six Sigma ( SS ) is effective in process improvement, digitalization and data complexity have exposed limitations in its traditional tools. To address this challenge, this study aims to develop a framework that integrates data science...

...Hesham Metwalli Mousli; Hagar Attya El-Masry; Hayat Farag; Mohamed Metwally Mosly Purpose This study aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma ( LSS ) methodologies in improving patient safety outcomes across diverse healthcare settings, addressing a critical need...

... Norbert Majerus norbert.majerus@gmail.com 22 04 2025 08 09 2025 07 10 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gemba Heijunka Kaizen Lean Muda Operational excellence Poka-yoke Shingo Six sigma Toyota...

... was to empirically demonstrate how Six Sigma ( SS ) methods were useful in identifying the key influencing factors of inverter quality defects, optimizing and controlling the value of key factors to improve inverse first pass yield (FPY%) and customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach A case study...

...Mostafa Elmarzouki; Wang Jiuhe Purpose This study aims to bridge the gap between traditional continuous improvement methodologies and emerging digital technologies by systematically analyzing how hybrid innovation models – integrating Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 tools – drive...

...Dina Mohamed Hafez; Adel Zaki; Mohamed Abd El-Latif; Iman El Sayed Purpose This study aims to assess the effect of the implementation of the Six Sigma approach to improve the quality of post-operative pain management in patients attending Alexandria University Student Hospital. Design...

...Hamdia Mansour; Hanaa Abohashima; Heba Elkhouly; Nermine Harraz Purpose This study aims to develop a smart quality control framework integrating Six Sigma methodology, real-time sensing technologies and machine learning algorithms to enhance manufacturing defect prediction and process optimization...

... progressing to advanced tools like Six Sigma. The integration of these practices is typically supported by dedicated teams within engineering and production departments, with some firms establishing specialized OpEx departments reporting directly to plant directors. While notable progress has been made...

...Jonathan Serafim Lúcio; Rafael de Carvalho Miranda; Carlos Henrique dos Santos; Tháyna Alcântara Vieira Lúcio Purpose This study aims to discover, compare and analyse the primary works that integrate Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and discrete event simulation (DES), exploring theoretical aspects to provide...

... for conducting risk identification and assessment under uncertainty. Through a mathematical model, the linkage of risk with Six Sigma is established and, finally, a value–risk matrix is developed for illustrating and analysing risk impact on process quality. Findings A case study on fused filament...

...Selamat Walmanto Hia; Moses Laksono Singgih; Raja Oloan Saut Gurning Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study the application of lean six sigma combined with mining transportation overall vehicle effectiveness (MTOVE) to improve mining transportation performance. MTOVE...

... of these factors. Design/methodology/approach A case study method is used to present the quality improvement of magnetron tube core. The define, measure, analyze, improve, and control framework is applied in the case study as well as several Six Sigma tools. Findings The results show that Ag–W thickness...

...Giovanni Cláudio Pinto Condé; José Carlos Toledo; Mauro Luiz Martens Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test and develop a method for generation and selection of six sigma projects. This is done by testing the use of the generation and selection method for six sigma projects (GSM_SSP...

...Hao Wang; Yunna Liu Purpose This study aims to construct a mental health service system for middle school students in the post-COVID-19 era with the framework of Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve and control) and analyze the influencing factors of the mental health service system...

... such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma and Agile. Proposing a mitigation framework accordingly is also an aim of this study. Design/methodology/approach This research undertakes a systematic literature review of 49 papers that were relevant to the scope of the study and that were published in four...

... weight of olives in the production system to avoid the negative consequences. Design/methodology/approach The research develops a practical implementation step-by-step of Six Sigma define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) in reducing the variation of the drained weight of olives...

..., of trucks carrying import/export/transit containers. Design/methodology/approach A Six Sigma methodology with the define, measure, analyze, improve, and Control (DMAIC) methods along with the SIPOC chart, cause and effect diagram, scatterplot, benchmark and brainstorming and finally multi-voting tool...

...Shreeranga Bhat; Jiju Antony; Maher Maalouf; Gijo E.V.; Souraj Salah Purpose This paper aims to unearth the essential components of Six Sigma for successful deployment and sustainment of service quality in four different organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More specifically, the paper...