Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Editorial -- Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma -- Maintaining sustainable performance in operating petroleum assets via a lean-six-sigma approach -- Lean Six Sigma and environmental sustainability: the case of a Norwegian...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess Lean Six Sigma to identify important advances over the last ten to 15 years and discuss emerging trends that suggest how the methodology needs to evolve. The goal is to aid those who want to use the method to improve performance as well as...

Purpose – This paper aims to present a quality and business improvement framework based on Six Sigma/design, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC); design for Six Sigma (DFSS); and Lean principles. An historical perspective on these methods is also provided....

Purpose – The current paradigm for assessing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is challenged as being anachronistic to the needs of businesses that now require a more holistic indicator of plant and process effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new framework that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the lean implementation process and its quantified benefits for the production industry with the help of value stream mapping (VSM). Both current and future state maps of the organization's shop floor scenarios are discussed using VSM...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to analyze the critical success factors (CSFs) for lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation and its impacts towards company performance in multinational electronic manufacturing service (EMS) industries. Design/methodology/approach – A pilot study has been...

Purpose – Facilitated by a decision support system tool, the purpose of this paper is to find the “best” allocated number of surgeons and medicine doctors that reduce patients' non‐value‐added time (NVAT) and total time in the system (TTS). Design/methodology/approach – Interview and...

Purpose – Lean and Six Sigma are the two most important continuous improvement (CI) methodologies for achieving operational and service excellence in any organization. The purpose of this paper is to explain how lean compares to the Six Sigma and outline the benefits for integrating them....

Purpose – This research was conducted to study benefits of a concept, known as lean manufacturing, which elicits organizations to do more with less effort, time, space, and equipment by eliminating waste. Because lean implementation involves finances, dedication, and cultural change in...

Purpose – This paper aims to present an analysis of the effectiveness of lean techniques and their applications in the supply chain using a survey administered across multiple industries. The objective of this research is to assess the performance of lean based on the specific techniques and...