... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Digital twin OEE Industry 4.0 Lean production CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of the Brazilian Government) 309188/2023-7 Funding: This study was supported by CNPq (National Council for Scientific...

... improvements Healthcare operations Lean production Non-urgent patients The healthcare systems, both private and public, are struggling to manage increasing demand and to provide timely services (Sisko et al., 2009 ; Williams and Radnor, 2018). The pressure on government spending...

... in the lean literature. Sorokhaibam Khaba can be contacted at: prinskhaba@gmail.com 12 02 2017 14 05 2017 09 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Lean production Lean tools Indian coal mining industry Lean...

... validate the conclusions. Findings – The improvement work at the case company is organized as a continuous improvement approach in a Lean Production system in the form of a company-specific production system (XPS), in which two other improvement approaches are incorporated. Some of the identified...

... the incorporated costs effectively. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Lean manufacturing Activity‐based costing Cost of quality System dynamics Decision support model Lean production Activity based costs Lean manufacturing (LM) can be defined as a management philosophy combined...

... 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...

... Modelling Simulation Reliability management Lean production Lean system reliability model Principal components analysis Stochastic processes Much has been published about the independent uses of both the Lean philosophy and reliability concepts; however, there is scant research...

.... For example, if Lean methodologies have been used to remove waste in a process by applying quick fixes to a multitude of issues, considerable practical problems may arise in controlling these during the Six Sigma control phase. In the context of Lean product development, Karlsson and Åhlström (1996) note...

... of knowledge and skills the company possesses and an action aspect that enables a company to deploy its competencies in a coordinated manner. Six Sigma Lean production Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Black Belt Competences Critical success factors Total quality management Six Sigma has...

...Jiju Antony; Arawati Agus; Mohd Shukri Hajinoor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of the extent to which lean production permeates manufacturing companies in Malaysia by drawing on supply chain management (SCM) managers' or production managers' perception...

... considering its value as strategic response to business uncertainty. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Six Sigma Lean production Middle management Lean Six Sigma Corporate strategy Critical success factors Learning Performance improvement Dynamic capabilities Six Sigma...

... simultaneously in order to get maximum benefit. Beyond the above arguments in favor of L6σ, what is much more significant for companies is the factors determining their application in practice. Six Sigma Lean production Lean Six Sigma Critical success factors Managers Quality assurance Services...

..., time loss, customer complaints, etc. Lean production Error analysis Pareto analysis Quality Scrap rates/improvement Lean manufacturing philosophy is at the forefront in today's operations management and quality improvement practices. It is characterised by its goal of maximising...

...' skills and change the culture. Now, Six Sigma is well established in almost every industry and many organizations worldwide have modified Six Sigma methodology and tools to fit their own operations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Six Sigma Total quality management Lean production...

..., for example parallel working and flexibility through multi‐skilling employees (requiring minimal expenditure). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Lean production Six sigma Six Sigma brings structure to process improvement by providing the user with a more detailed outline...

... industry concentrating on partnering, quality and lean production. The second part discusses the context of these points from a quality, general and construction project management perspective. A form of benchmarking is described and the actual partnering approach is detailed. Finally, the paper identifies...