...Willem Salentijn; Bart Lameijer; Jiju Antony Purpose This study aims to describe, synthesize and integrate current Lean Six Sigma competence frameworks to provide a structured metamodel that improves comparability, credibility and application among certification programs. This research rigorously...

... of digitalisation and sustainability. It provides sector-specific guidance: in manufacturing, leveraging data-driven Lean Six Sigma with Industry 4.0 tools; in services, strengthening culture and leadership to sustain improvement; and in the public sector, integrating agility and stakeholder engagement to enhance...

...Nadin AlHerimi; Mohammad Shamsuzzaman; Jiju Antony; Salah Haridy; Ahm Shamsuzzoha; Azharul Karim Purpose This research explores how integrating Lean Six Sigma ( LSS ) methodologies with Circular Economy ( CE ) principles can enhance operational efficiency and sustainability in wastewater treatment...

...Angelo Rosa; Nicola Capolupo; Emilia Romeo; Olivia McDermott; Jiju Antony; Michael Sony; Shreeranga Bhat Purpose This study aims to fully assess the readiness for Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Quality Performance Improvement (QPI) in an Italian Public Healthcare ecosystem. Design/methodology...

... A design for Lean Six Sigma approach utilising the define, measure analyse, design and verify methodology was utilised to design a new reporting and data product lifecycle. Findings The study found that this approach allowed a very structured delivery of a complex program. The various tools used...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Service sector Lean Six Sigma ISO standards ISO 18404 Many organisations strive to improve market competitiveness and deliver an enhanced customer experience. Organisations have embraced operational excellence (OPEX) methodologies to improve...

... companies and with leading academics in Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Australia. Findings The findings show that operational excellence methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma and Agile can apply in logistics firms to improve operations and productivity and save...

...Jag Mohan; Mahender Singh Kaswan; Rajeev Rathi Purpose Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) is a comprehensive approach that aims to reduce waste, emissions and non-value added activities, thus mark an effective impact on sustainability of firms. Despite the numerous benefits of GLSS implementation...

... customized products. Lean six sigma (LSS) depends on data analysis to execute complex problems. Hence, the present study aims to empirically examine the key operational characteristics of LSS and I4.0 integration such as principles, workforce skills, critical success factors, challenges, LSS tools, I4.0...

...Maryam Zulfiqar; Michael Sony; Shreeranga Bhat; Jiju Antony; Willem Salentijn; Olivia McDermott Purpose The integration of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is in the nascent stage and promises to achieve new optimums in operational excellence. This study aims to empirically examine...

... methodologies: action research, Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC) and Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining. These methodologies integrated the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) 4.0 framework applied in this project. Findings The spare parts inventory value was reduced by 15%, and inventory turnover increased by 120...

...Mary Margaret Crowdle; Olivia McDermott; Anna Trubetskaya Purpose This study aimed to bridge the gap between the financial measurement of process improvement ideas and Lean Six Sigma measurements. It was required to increase employee engagement in process improvement initiatives. Design...

... the narratives are the same persons; thus, the interpretative validity of the study is questionable (Altheide and Johnson, 1994). A wide representation from the Lean Six Sigma community is represented in all of Antony et al.'s (2021 and 2022) published studies on ISO 18404 although only one study...

...Alok Kumar Samanta; G. Varaprasad; Anand Gurumurthy; Jiju Antony Purpose Many healthcare institutions, such as hospitals, have recently implemented quality improvement initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). However, only a few have sustained the initiatives and remained successful. One...

...G. Citybabu; S. Yamini Purpose This research aims to conduct a literature review of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in the Indian context and related research publications and apply bibliometric analysis and the author's visualization to map research trends in this area. Design/methodology/approach...

...Vishwas Yadav; Vimal Kumar; Pardeep Gahlot; Ankesh Mittal; Mahender Singh Kaswan; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes; Rajeev Rathi; Jiju Antony; Abhinav Kumar; Ali Al Owad Purpose The study aims to identify Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) barriers in the context of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs...

...Vimal Kumar; Elizabeth A. Cudney; Ankesh Mittal; Ajay Jha; Neeraj Yadav; Ali Al Owad Purpose New product development (NPD) is necessary for business sustenance and customer satisfaction. Six Sigma and Design for Lean Six Sigma (DLSS) efficiently employ the repetitive stages for NPD, leading...

...Sandeep Kumar; Vikas Swarnakar; Rakesh Kumar Phanden; Dinesh Khanduja; Ayon Chakraborty Purpose The purpose of this study is to present the systematic literature review (SLR) on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) by exploring the state of the art on growth of literature on LSS within the manufacturing sector...

... of the environmental lean six sigma (ELSS) framework in an Indian medical equipment manufacturing industry to obtain operational and environmental sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The proposed ELSS framework is based on the DMAIC (Define–Measure–Analyze–Improve–Control) methodology...

... 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Curling sport Continuous improvement Lean six sigma Design of experiments Operational excellence An advancing global competitive market has impelled commercial corporations to adopt continuous improvement initiatives...