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Operational Excellence 5.0 and the sustainable development goals: lessons from Lean health care and palliative care in Brazil
Available to PurchaseGabriel Cimada da Silva, Robisom Damasceno Calado, Osvaldo Luiz Goncalvez Quelhas, Camila Moreira dos Santos de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Sanches Zeferino, Alexandre Beraldi Santos
International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 1–22.
Published: 06 April 2026
...), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) emphasize the need for a health system to reconcile operational efficiency, environmental and social sustainability and service quality. Operational Excellence Continuous improvement Value stream mapping...
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Jeff Joseph Chavez-Escobedo, Eva Selene Hernández-Gress, Mayra Antonio-Cruz, Carlos Alejandro Merlo-Zapata
International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2026) 17 (8): 232–256.
Published: 03 April 2026
... on successful case studies and implementation critical success factors. The model consists of three stages: pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation. In the first stage, value stream mapping ( VSM ) identifies process deficiencies. During implementation, 5S is used to standardize workstations...
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2026) 17 (8): 109–132.
Published: 04 March 2026
... seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Continuous improvement Value stream mapping Operational excellence Leadership for continuous improvement Leadership for lean Design for lean six sigma The volatility of global markets requires organisations to adapt to changing...
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Lean construction management: stationary analysis of the barriers to the implementation of value stream mapping (VSM) in achieving sustainable construction project
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2025) 16 (7): 1612–1640.
Published: 16 June 2025
...Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi; Taofeek Tunde Okanlawon; Olufisayo Samuel Ogunjimi; Richard Ajayi Jimoh Purpose This study aims to investigate the challenges to the implementation of value stream mapping (VSM) to enhance sustainable construction practices and determines its underlying factorial structure...
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Lean process mining: adopting process mining in lean manufacturing for dynamic process mapping and avoiding waste occurrence in real time
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2025) 16 (1): 231–255.
Published: 16 October 2024
... The method is developed based on literature review and in-depth explorative research in value stream mapping and process mining approaches. The proposed LPM framework consists of three phases including as-realized process state, improvement strategies and reengineered process state. Hence, firstly, extracts...
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Value stream mapping application for construction industry loss and waste reduction: a systematic literature review
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2024) 15 (4): 817–837.
Published: 11 January 2024
...Maria Luiza de Souza Morato; Karine Araujo Ferreira Purpose The pupose of this study is to systematically review the current literature on the value stream mapping (VSM) application in the construction industry to investigate the evolution observed over time and the results obtained by adopting...
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How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2023) 14 (7): 1456–1491.
Published: 29 March 2023
... Triple bottom line Value stream mapping Natural and nonrenewable resources Cost–time profile Lean practices Sustainable manufacturing is defined as “creation of manufactured products which use processes that minimize negative environmental impacts, conserve energy and natural resources...
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A hybrid approach to enhancing the performance of manufacturing organizations by optimal sequencing of value stream mapping tools
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2023) 14 (7): 1403–1430.
Published: 27 February 2023
...Sameer Kumar; Yogesh Marawar; Gunjan Soni; Vipul Jain; Anand Gurumurthy; Rambabu Kodali Purpose Lean manufacturing (LM) is prevalent in the manufacturing industry; thus, focusing on fast and accurate lean tool implementation is the new paradigm in manufacturing. Value stream mapping (VSM) is one...
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Implementing a customised Lean Six Sigma methodology at a compound animal feed manufacturer in Ireland
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2023) 14 (5): 1075–1095.
Published: 27 January 2023
... from customers. A Lean Six Sigma framework was designed combining Lean value stream mapping and Six Sigma structured problem-solving with a case study in an Irish compound feed manufacturer. The study found that the Lean Six Sigma implementation framework provided a simplified approach...
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Value stream mapping from the customer's perspective: expanding concepts, representations and key performance indicators based on a typical real case study
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2023) 14 (2): 429–450.
Published: 18 July 2022
... of the different value and non-value stages of a customer purchase journey (CPJ). Design/methodology/approach Inspired by the precepts of lean thinking, with emphasis on the value stream mapping method, the approach is based on an in-depth analysis of a real and typical e-commerce acquisition of an electronic...
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Advances and hotspots analysis of value stream mapping using bibliometrics
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2023) 14 (1): 190–208.
Published: 25 May 2022
... is the dominant citation database of most bibliometrics analysis research to date. The data collection steps are as follows: Through early literature retrieval and reading, the systematic search was conducted using three search terms, including “value stream map,” “value stream mapping” and “value stream...
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Application of lean manufacturing in automotive manufacturing unit
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2020) 11 (1): 171–210.
Published: 09 October 2019
... and knowledge be due client back to provider. This paper aims to apply lean manufacturing using value stream mapping (VSM) in the manufacturing organization (automotive suspension and fastening components section). To validate the VSM approach, simulation has been done. VSM approach has been used...
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Development of sustainable value stream mapping (SVSM) for unit part manufacturing: A simulation approach
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2020) 11 (3): 493–514.
Published: 30 September 2019
... missing. Sustainability Lean techniques Value stream mapping Simulation Break-even analysis Productivity improvements Lean six sigma Lean manufacturing © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The main purpose of this paper...
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Evaluation of value stream mapping (VSM) applicability to the oil and gas chain processes
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2020) 11 (2): 309–330.
Published: 15 November 2018
... framework to carry out this task. Value stream mapping Evaluation Oil and gas Applicability Then, the first objective of this paper is to systematically review the current literature about the application of the VSM in processes of oil and gas industry to understand if there is applicability...
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Waste identification diagram and value stream mapping: A comparative analysis
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2019) 10 (3): 767–783.
Published: 11 October 2018
... The purpose of this paper is to compare the well-known value stream mapping (VSM) with a recent tool named waste identification diagram (WID), regarding the capacity of information representation and easiness of interpretation. The work begins with a brief literature review comparing the main tools...
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Maintaining sustainable performance in operating petroleum assets via a lean-six-sigma approach: A case study from engineering support services
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2017) 8 (1): 33–52.
Published: 06 March 2017
... mechanism, ensure payment occurs promptly, ascertain that the need was effectively met, and drive continuous improvement (Monczka et al., 2014). Value stream mapping Lean-six-sigma Current state map Future state map TBL sustainable performance improvement Valves requisition process...
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Lean transformation in a high mix low volume electronics assembly environment
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2014) 5 (4): 342–360.
Published: 28 October 2014
... in an HMLV PCBA environment, which has the challenges of varying demand with a mix of assembly and test operations for different product families. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Lean manufacturing Quality improvements Cycle time reduction Facility layout Kanban Value stream mapping...
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Capacity augmentation with VSM methodology for lean manufacturing
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2014) 5 (3): 279–292.
Published: 29 July 2014
... enhancement of a processing line have been discussed. Value stream mapping (VSM) methodology has been used as a data-driven decision-making tool to identify the constraints in the current state and subsequent states. The future state has been achieved in stages using VSM tool of lean manufacturing, coupled...
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Lean manufacturing implementation using value stream mapping as a tool: A case study from auto components industry
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2014) 5 (1): 89–116.
Published: 25 February 2014
...Naga Vamsi Krishna Jasti; Aditya Sharma Purpose – Value stream mapping (VSM) is a lean manufacturing (LM) tool used for analyzing material and information flow on a specific product family. The purpose of this article is to address the importance of VSM in LM environment in an Indian auto...
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The development of a lean resource mapping framework: introducing an 8th waste
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2012) 3 (1): 4–27.
Published: 23 March 2012
... et al., 1997) concepts. Other simultaneous and tangential work led to the development of new tools to enhance the original concepts: seven value stream mapping (VSM) tools (Hines and Rich, 1997 ; Hines et al., 2000); VSM (Rother and Shook, 1998) and Big Picture Mapping (Jones...
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