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Zero-defect manufacturing the approach for higher manufacturing sustainability in the era of industry 4.0: a position paper Open
For manufacturing companies, quality management is a key feature for increasing the competitiveness, productivity, profitability, and sustainability of their systems. Quality improvement (QI) methods aim to achieve high-quality parts witho…
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Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Open
Purpose The academic literature and research lines exploring the effect of quality improvement methods on environmental performance still remain in early stages. The purpose of this paper is therefore to investigate, through a systematic r…
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A Strategic Roadmap for the Manufacturing Industry to Implement Industry 4.0 Open
Industry 4.0 (also referred to as digitization of manufacturing) is characterized by cyber physical systems, automation, and data exchange. It is no longer a future trend and is being employed worldwide by manufacturing organizations, to g…
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Product Quality Improvement Policies in Industry 4.0: Characteristics, Enabling Factors, Barriers, and Evolution Toward Zero Defect Manufacturing Open
In the competitive market of manufacturing, quality is a criterion of primary importance in order to win market share. Quality improvement must be coupled with performance point of view. Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Total…
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The Revolution Lean Six Sigma 4.0 Open
Industry 4.0 makes a factory smart by applying advanced information systems and future-oriented technologies.Today, thanks to the application of the most innovative digital technologies offered by the new Industry 4.0 paradigm, in this Fou…
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Lean Six Sigma Approach for Reducing Length of Hospital Stay for Patients with Femur Fracture in a University Hospital Open
Surgical intervention within 48 h of hospital admission is the gold standard procedure for the management of elderly patients with femur fractures, since the increase in preoperative waiting time is correlated with the onset of complicatio…
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Improving performances of the knee replacement surgery process by applying DMAIC principles Open
Rationale, Aims, and Objectives The work is a part of a project about the application of the Lean Six Sigma to improve health care processes. A previously published work regarding the hip replacement surgery has shown promising results. He…
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The evolution and future of lean Six Sigma 4.0 Open
Purpose This purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the current state of research on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Industry 4.0 and the key aspects of the relationships between them. The research analyses LSS's evolution and discuss…
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Lean six sigma methodologies improve clinical laboratory efficiency and reduce turnaround times Open
Background Organizing work flow is a major task of laboratory management. Recently, clinical laboratories have started to adopt methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma and some successful implementations have been reported. This study used Le…
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The problem with ‘5 whys’ Open
BACKGROUNDThe '5 whys' technique is one of the most widely taught approaches to rootcause analysis (RCA) in healthcare.Its use is promoted by the WHO, 1 the English National Health Service, 2 the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 3 the…
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An Innovative Agile Model of Smart Lean–Green Approach for Sustainability Enhancement in Industry 4.0 Open
Industry 4.0 emphasizes developing an innovative approach to eliminating the problems caused by environmental and shop floor waste, which is accomplished by a suitable process optimization approach. The process optimization approach is use…
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Investigating the readiness of people in manufacturing SMEs to embark on Lean Six Sigma projects Open
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on three fundamental human-related behaviour factors associated with Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects in German manufacturing small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the readiness of people…
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Integration of Industry 4.0 technologies into Lean Six Sigma DMAIC: a systematic review Open
This review examines which Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies are suitable for improving Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tasks and the benefits of integrating these technologies into improvement projects. Also, it explores existing integration framewor…
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Logistics services and Lean Six Sigma implementation: a case study Open
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) framework for supporting continuous improvement (CI) in logistics services. Both the lean philosophy and the Six Sigma methodology have become two of the most impor…
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The implementation of a Lean Six Sigma framework to enhance operational performance in an MRO facility Open
This article was published open access in Production & Manufacturing Research on 27 December (online), available at https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2017.1417179
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Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodology to a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility: A Case Study Open
This research examines a case study on the implementation of an effective approach to advanced Lean Six Sigma problem-solving within a pharmaceutical manufacturing site which manufactures acetaminophen (paracetamol containing pain relief) …
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Bringing together Lean and simulation: a comprehensive review Open
Lean is and will still be one of the most popular management philosophies in the Industry 4.0 context and simulation is one of its key technologies. Many authors discuss about the benefits of combining Lean and simulation to better support…
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TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH GREEN, LEAN AND SIX SIGMA INTEGRATION AT SERVICE INDUSTRY: REVIEW AND FRAMEWORK Open
In the last decades, sustainable development has increasingly gained importance to service industry and the integration between Green, Lean and Six Sigma approaches in service systems is necessary in order to balance the need for operation…
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Machine Learning and Lean Six Sigma to Assess How COVID-19 Has Changed the Patient Management of the Complex Operative Unit of Neurology and Stroke Unit: A Single Center Study Open
Background: In health, it is important to promote the effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy of the services provided; these concepts become even more important in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, where efforts to manage the disease have …
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Reducing the risk of healthcare‐associated infections through Lean Six Sigma: The case of the medicine areas at the Federico II University Hospital in Naples (Italy) Open
Rationale, aims, and objectives Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been recognized as an effective management tool for improving healthcare performance. Here, LSS was adopted to reduce the risk of healthcare‐associated infections (HAIs), a critical …
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Improving the Management of Tourist Destinations: A New Approach to Strategic Management at the DMO Level by Integrating Lean Techniques Open
Destination management organizations have a key role to play in the governance of tourism destinations, in managing destination networks and in ensuring good cooperation between stakeholders. Although, destination management organizations …
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Using Six Sigma Methodology to Improve the Assembly Process in an Automotive Company Open
The exigencies of the permanently evolving markets require continuous adaptation of company offers. The development and continuous improvement of the quality and environment management systems would be to anticipate these developments and …
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Exploration and Investigation of Green Lean Six Sigma Adoption Barriers for Manufacturing Sustainability Open
The increased awareness about effect of operations on sustainability dynamics and governmental pressure to cut emission rates has forced industries to adopt sustainable approaches like Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS). Despite increasing intere…
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Lean Healthcare Tools for Processes Evaluation: An Integrative Review Open
Several health services have used lean healthcare to seek continuous improvement of their processes. Therefore, it is important to investigate the evidence available in the literature about the most used lean tools in the health area to re…
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Assessing the leanness of a supply chain using multi-grade fuzzy logic: a health-care case study Open
Purpose Numerous and diverse organizations have implemented lean principles and practices, which concentrate on improving the efficiency of business processes by reducing cost, waste, consumptions and effort. However, previous assessments …
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A lean six sigma framework for continuous and incremental improvement in the oil and gas sector Open
Purpose This paper aims to explore synergies between lean production (LP) and six sigma principles to propose a lean six sigma (LSS) framework for continuous and incremental improvement in the oil and gas sector. The Three-dimensional LSS …
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Contributions of lean six sigma to sustainable manufacturing requirements: an Industry 4.0 perspective Open
Industry 4.0 is reshaping modern manufacturing with increased data availability and accessibility. Therefore, further support of the system and product lifecycles is provided. On the other hand, sustainable manufacturing gains more attenti…
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A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey Open
Purpose Process improvement initiatives, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, typically have common characteristics that are carried through projects. Whilst a project’s performance is an important determinant of the successful impl…
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A Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Project Improves Timeliness of Discharge from the Hospital Open
A QI program shaped by Lean Six Sigma principles and reinforced by clinician huddles and geographic cohorting was associated with earlier posting of discharge orders and physical discharge by noon.
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Industry 4.0 and Lean Six Sigma integration in manufacturing: A literature review, an integrated framework and proposed research perspectives Open
This article explores the literature on lean management (LM), Six Sigma (SS), Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and their relationship. A systematic literature review (SLR) combined with bibliometric analysis was conducted to identify, select and evalua…