...Abu Hamja; Mohammad Abdul Latif; Mongsathowai Marma; Md. Mahfujul Haq; Md. Asif Mustafa; Mohammad Sarwar Morshed Purpose When companies implement lean production, the negative health effects can often worsen, especially by increasing musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) due to heavier workloads...

... and an experimental design to evaluate the impact of university-driven supplier development interventions (UDIs) based on Lean principles in Myanmar’s garment industry. Nine garment suppliers were assessed before and after the UDI program. The research employed partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS...

...Anannya Gogoi; Jagriti Srivastava; Rudra Sensarma Purpose While firms in developing countries are increasingly adopting lean practices of inventory management, there is limited evidence showing the impact of lean practices on firm performance in countries such as India. Lean practices improve...

...Sanjay Bhattacharya; Ankur Mathur Purpose The construction industry worldwide is looking for overall efficiency in the entire project life cycle. Lean construction and Building Information Modeling (BIM) are together, key constituents in this quest. This study looks to reinforce the contribution...

...Somaieh Alavi; Hamid Aghakhani Purpose The present study attempted to identify, measure and prioritize key green human resource management (GHRM) practices to achieve the lean-agile mindset in the steel industry. Design/methodology/approach Following an in-depth review of the literature...

...Abu Hamja; Peter Hasle; David Hansen Purpose Lean manufacturing has the potential for simultaneously improving the competitiveness and the social sustainability of the apparel industry in developing countries. However, there is limited research on the ways to a successful lean implementation...

...Marc Dorval; Marie-Hélène Jobin Purpose This work seeks to offer a greater understanding of Lean healthcare implementation challenges conceptually taking a situated cultural organizational change perspective. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive model of healthcare organizations’ Lean...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Kaizen Japanese management philosophy Transferability Lean Interpretive structural modeling Analytic network process Continuous improvement is the obsession of organizations around the world. Organizations seeking operational excellence apply...

... of materials and facilitate the process of picking and materials storage. A kanban card-based supply system was also expanded to the bus assembly line, allowing more control over valuable materials. Originality/value This study has demonstrated how the implementation of lean techniques on a bus...

...Yousaf Ali; Ahsan Younus; Amin Ullah Khan; Hamza Pervez Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan. The firm performance has been measured in terms of operational, business...

...Caroline Morito Pereira; Rosley Anholon; Izabela Simon Rampasso; Osvaldo L.G. Quelhas; Walter Leal Filho; Luis Antonio Santa-Eulalia Purpose This article aims to investigate the most applied lean warehouse practices in Brazilian warehouses. Design/methodology/approach To perform this research...

...Marc Dorval; Marie-Hélène Jobin; Nadia Benomar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of pragmatic ambiguity (PA) lean culture has currently in the manufacturing and service literature. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive systematic review of academic (journals, books...

...Loay Salhieh; Abdallah A. Abdallah Purpose Organizations have varied levels of success with Lean implementation and many did not see tangible results. Some scholars believe the reason has to do with weak Lean culture or Lean values (LVs). The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship...

...Bryan Rodgers; Jiju Antony; Sandeep Gupta Purpose The purpose of this paper is to utilise the research patterns of the most prolific contributors to Lean and Six Sigma methodologies over a 15-year period to inform the discussion on whether the methodologies should be or are being integrated...

...Jiju Antony; Sandeep Gupta; Vijaya Sunder M.; E.V. Gijo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide lean and six sigma professionals and researchers of tomorrow with Ten Commandments of Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Design/methodology/approach The Ten Commandments of LSS are based on several years...

...-energise a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Programme. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach has been used and referenced throughout the paper with references to literature to support the wider learning points drawn which are then applied to any continuous...

...Seamus O’Reilly; Joe Healy; Rónán O’Dubhghaill Purpose Using Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation literature as an organising framework, the purpose of this paper is to explore the initial steps in a continuous improvement (CI) journey taken by an Irish university in order to identify...

...Shashank Thanki; Jitesh Thakkar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a balanced scorecard (BSC)- and strategy map-based quantitative framework for assessing the lean and green performance of the supply chain (SC). As the SC competitiveness demands efficient and effective utilization...

...Andrew Thomas; Jiju Antony; Claire Haven-Tang; Mark Francis; Ron Fisher Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the development and adoption of a Lean Six Sigma Framework (LSSF) that attempts to create a more balanced and integrated approach between Lean and Six Sigma and one...

...Shradha Gupta; Monica Sharma; Vijaya Sunder M. The paper summarises the evolution of Lean in services and has systematically classified the reviewed literature in four dimensions, namely time, publisher, region and content. Further under “time” dimension, the literature is classified into Pre...