..., demonstrating the specific techniques applied in the case study for each concept; it emphasizes the critical role of continuous improvement methodologies, particularly lean practices, within the context of a modular consortium; it reveals that the complexity of processes and the size of suppliers considerably...

...Meryem Uluskan; Jeffrey A. Joines; A. Blanton Godfrey Purpose – This study aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the role of the quality management (QM) systems in international suppliers (e.g. ISO, Total Quality Management, Lean and Six Sigma) on outsourcing decisions of buyer companies...

... of supply chains. Further, we have identified an important construct from our detailed citation analysis. That is that the individual exploitation of such supply chain research may arise not necessarily from the final output (the migratory model) but from a critical preceding building block (lean/agile...

...Olle Olsson; Håkan Aronsson Purpose – This paper aims to explore if actions used at a hospital to manage a variable acute patient flow can be categorised using the concepts of lean, agile and leagile. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical evidence from a university hospital was gathered...

... streams of research – such as in studies on responsiveness, agility, flexibility, efficiency and lean – without promptly recognising cross-stream contributions. This, at worst, prevents theory development. Therefore, the authors build a synthesis of literature from these streams. Grounded in the synthesis...

.... Research limitations/implications The new model has been tested on only two case studies, which limits the ability to generalise the findings. Future work will use the lean and agile purchasing portfolio model in research and knowledge exchange activities with other industrial partners to further develop...