... in higher performance level. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an in-depth case study of a top-10 Spanish food retail company with experience in HK and LM. First, the authors conducted 17 semi-structured interviews with the management team. Second, the authors analyzed all minutes from...

... and to identify the parameters playing a crucial role in LSS adoption by SMEs. The ability to achieve high-effect improvements without cost investment is also examined to cope with low investment margin that is a characteristic of SMEs. Design/methodology/approach This case study is based on the combination...

..., a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a hospital in Oman was considered as a case study. The study revealed that this unit has several potential improvements capabilities. Further, this study also discussed possible areas of improvements of this case unit and suggested how such improvements can...

... to existing literature on the application of FMEA in NPD. Design/methodology/approach Through the application of action research (AR) methodology, it was possible to develop a case study examining the use of FMEA to decrease NPD risk in an early phase of NPD execution. Findings The importance...

... on a case study in a well-known general hospital in Iran. Originality/value This study takes the advantages of an integrated HFMEA-DES model in supporting the limitation of HFMEA in a general hospital with a large number of beds and patients. The case study proves the effectiveness of the proposed...

..., academic research on the use of LSS in the Banking and Financial Services (BFS) is limited, and hence deserves greater attention. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the application of LSS in consumer banking in real-time setting. Design/methodology/approach A case study method is used to study...

... follows a case study approach illustrating how theory has been put into practice, explaining how to implement the LSS define-measure-analyze-improve-control framework in a field-setting in a higher education institution (HEI), and to highlight the subsequent challenges occurred and lessons learned during...

... in a higher education (HE) context. Design/methodology/approach The methodology involves the execution of a case study in the form of an experiment in a business school setting. The experiment was carried out with the assistance of over 100 postgraduate students from 26 countries. The data were collected...

.... Design/methodology/approach A five-phased approach is followed. A multiple case-study method is used in this paper to explore this implementation of LSS in two select international University colleges. LSS toolkit comprising of define-measure-analyze-improve-control phases is used for the execution...

... of work carried out by other scholars in the field. This is followed by presenting a case study explaining how a HEI in the UK has embarked on its LSS journey as a process excellence methodology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of core and supporting business processes. Findings There has...

...Abhijeet Ghadge; Xie Fang; Samir Dani; Jiju Antony Purpose The purpose of this paper is to proactively analyse and mitigate the root causes of the product and security risks. The case study approach examines the effectiveness of the fuzzy logic approach for assessing the product and process...

.... The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the supplier’s systematic selection at the automotive industry compared with the identified models in the literature. Design/methodology/approach – A case study applied at the automotive to propose a method for selecting suppliers considering the risk management...

... proposes an integrated ABC and TOC approach and applies it to a Lean plastic manufacturing company to improve its product-mix decision. Findings – The results of the case study show that the current conventional product-mix decision used by the company and the proposed integrated approach can give...

... Six Sigma was given a vital role. Unlike Six Sigma, CPS was introduced on a top‐down basis and in most areas simultaneously. Six sigma Lean production Lean six sigma Process improvement Case study In order to explore industrial practices rather than test hypotheses, additional data...

... and application of statistical tools and techniques. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Six sigma Lean production Lean six sigma Process improvement Case study Lean and Six Sigma are popular contemporary process improvement methodologies intended for companies striving...

... product, called the base product. By adopting the relationship between new product and base product, this study presents a neural network‐based approach to determine the optimal burn‐in time and cost without any assumptions. A case study of the production of a switch mode rectifier demonstrates...