The management of shop floor behavior plays a critical role for the success of operational improvement programs, which rely on the workers that perform the direct value creation tasks. But what precisely should managers do to influence that behavior constructively? In the corresponding stream of...

The recent renewable energy infrastructure development trend and modular construction concept surge academic interest in the project logistics sector. The project logistics is the transportation processes for oversized cargo, critical and high value, that belong to infrastructures projects; that...

Purpose - Sustainable development research assumes that startups, under extreme financial constraints, cannot sacrifice resources now for benefits later without risking their survival. Furthermore, their non-compliance with environmental regulations adds fuel to the fire. This paper aims to...

Inventory leanness requires that firms minimize inventory mistreatment and misuse. A firm performance deteriorates because of high inventory misuse, and because of such an issue, the effect on the firm's credit rating can also be seen. This study examines the effect of inventory leanness on...

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has faced fierce competition and such competitive pressure forces BFSI sector firms to improve their business processes for better performances. It is against this backdrop that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has emerged as a vital tool as it...