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Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Six sigma in health-care service: a case study on COVID 19 patients’ satisfaction	54
An integrated approach of zero defect manufacturing and process mining to avoid defect occurrence in production and improve sustainability	50
The academic pattern of the Lean Six Sigma approach: a descriptive content analysis of project-based studies within Turkey	48
Lean Six Sigma 4.0 in an empirical application: a case of digital measurement for thickness deviation on a galvanizing line in a steel industry	38
Celebrating a decade ofInternational Journal of Lean Six Sigma– a bibliometric analysis to uncover the “as is” and “to be” states	37
Quality improvement of magnetron in Company T based on Six Sigma	37
Developing value-based leadership for sustainable quality development: a meta-analysis from a study of Lean manufacturing	37
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity	35
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?	34
Human centred lean – introducing the people value stream	33
Using Lean Six Sigma to improve timeliness of clinical laboratory test results in a university hospital in Egypt	32
Investigating building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction: the potential BIM-lean interactions synergy and integration in the Jordanian construction industry	30
Leadership behaviours for Lean Six Sigma: Jordan as a case study	28
Tracing the lean thinking in supply chain management: a comprehensive main path analysis	27
An exploratory study on the practice of operational excellence in the automotive industry in Morocco	26
Roadmap for product development based on design for six sigma method	26
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?	25
Artificial intelligence in agile human resource practices: systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis	25
Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development	23
A reconsideration of Lean Six Sigma in healthcare after the COVID-19 crisis	22
BIM and lean construction in prefabricated housing construction in China	20
Relationships among lean, service quality expectation and performance in hospitals	18
Using lean techniques and discrete-event simulation for performance improvement in an outpatient clinic	18
Exploring organisational culture: assessing readiness for lean production implementation – an empirical study	17
Swedish quality: a historical perspective and reflections for the future	16

Consolidating lean practices with quick-response manufacturing: a boon or bane for the textiles industry during the era of COVID-19	16
Success factors for the adoption of green lean six sigma in healthcare facility: an ISM-MICMAC study	16
Lean monitoring: action research in manufacturing	15
Exploring operational excellence in North African manufacturing enterprises: uncovering best practices, success and failure factors	15
Building bridges in uncertain times: supply relationships, lean supply chain management and performance	15
An empirical investigation of the role of lean six sigma practices on quality performance in medical device manufacturing industry	15
Guest editorial: Lean Six Sigma developments in Türkiye	15
The collaborative approaches of the knowledge-based performance management system and lean six sigma to improve contractor productivity and safety performances	15
Development of a retail supply chain process reference model incorporating Lean Six Sigma initiatives	15
Research on optimization and simulation of sand casting production line based on VSM	14
Teaching a Lean masterclass in the metaverse	14
From the Great Wall to great workflow: lean six sigma in Chinese listed companies	13
Revolutionizing healthcare organizations with Operational Excellence and Healthcare 4.0: a systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature	13
A conceptual model for pull implementation based on the dimensions leadership, organization, operation and people	13
Front-line lean leader capacities, practices and effects on implementing tools: a survey of leaders in industrial companies	13
Prioritizing the mitigation strategies to lean and green barriers using fuzzy BWM-FTOPSIS method in the food supply chain: an empirical case study	12
Critical success factors of Lean in Higher Education: an international perspective	12
The financial implications of XPS: an organizational learning perspective	12
A holistic framework for successfully implementing a plant-wide lean pull system: evidence from an automotive supplier in Tunisia	12
Overall lean and green effectiveness based on the environmentally sustainable value stream mapping adapted to agribusiness	12
Driving corporate digitization with reliable data through the A3 approach: an Italian case study	11
Exploring knowledge work waste in public emergency services using the AHP algorithm	11
Lean management in universities: a systematic literature review	10
A complete lean system design for team-oriented product development projects	10
A systematic literature review of lean manufacturing implementation in manufacturing-based sectors of the developing and developed countries	10
Lean manufacturing and environmental performance: a meta-analytic approach	10
Digital marketing process enhancement in an online store utilising a combination of design of experiments and lean six sigma	10
Reduction of exceeding the guaranteed service time for external trucks at the DCT Gdańsk container terminal using a six sigma framework	10
Quality 4.0 – an evolution of Six Sigma DMAIC	10
Investigating the impacts of ISO 9001 certification on lean manufacturing and supply chain relationship: an empirical analysis	10
Operational excellence in hospitals	10
A decade of the international journal of lean six sigma: bibliometric overview	10
Modeling critical success factors of lean six sigma in higher education institutions	9
Sustain or perish: how lean manufacturing practices predict the sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs? A moderated mediation analysis	9
Lean healthcare project in a pharmaceutical supply center: the context of primary healthcare	9
Soft and hard skills development in lean management trainings	9
Do green practices and technologies mediate lean manufacturing’s impact on industrial performance? Evidence from the European manufacturing survey	9
Lean implementation: analysis of individual-level factors in a biopharmaceutical organisation	9
An Analysis of hospital characteristics on lean and service quality	9
Providing a model of LeAgile hybrid paradigm practices and its impact on supply chain performance	9
The adoption of Lean in the Greek public sector. An employee perspective	9
Lean six sigma for health care: multiple case studies in Latin America	8
Lean manufacturing practices and industry 4.0 technologies in food manufacturing companies: the Greek case	8
A sustainable solution for lean barriers through a fuzzy DEMATEL methodology with a case study from the Indian manufacturing industry	8
Lean implementation case study for manual order picking and packing in warehousing operations	8
How to build a quality management climate in a small to medium enterprise: an action research project	8
Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies through lean tools: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey	8
Standardizing Six Sigma Green Belt training: identification of the most frequently used measure phase DMAIC tools	8
Product-service system leanness assessment model: study of a UK manufacturing company	7
Are Industry 4.0 technologies enablers of lean? Evidence from manufacturing industries	7

Solenoid valves quality improvement based on Six Sigma management	7
The impact of Leagile software development on operational performance	7
Artificial intelligence in lean manufacturing: digitalization with a human touch?	7
Lean six sigma 4.0 methodology for optimizing occupational exams in operations management	7
Unlocking insights: evaluating 5Whys methodology for root cause analysis and employee problem-solving skills in 91 case studies	7
Optimizing high-mix, high-volume advanced healthcare manufacturing: implementation and impact of the production wheel framework	7
Applications of six sigma for service quality enhancement in the UAE: a multiple case study analysis and lessons learned	7
Increasing efficiency in healthcare: a showcase in an orthopedic outpatient clinic	7
An implementation model for digitisation of visual management to develop a smart manufacturing process	7
Bringing together Lean Six Sigma and discrete event simulation: a systematic literature review	6
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing	6
Lean process mining: adopting process mining in lean manufacturing for dynamic process mapping and avoiding waste occurrence in real time	6
Quality improvement development in Swedish healthcare and welfare services	6
Readiness level assessment for lean Six Sigma implementation in the healthcare sector	6
Lean six sigma through an Australasian lens: project definition, structure and practices	6
Six Sigma for improving tensile strength: a case study in the impregnating resin manufacturing company	6
Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era	6
A proposed conceptual model for linking Lean thinking and project management in the IT sector	6
The Lean principle respect for people as respect for craftsmanship	6
Developing an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM)	6
Axiomatic design for lean autonomous maintenance system: an application from textile industry	6
Lean transportation tools towards waste reduction and digital transformation in the offshore industry: an action-research	5
Lean manufacturing for reducing lead time in foundry processes: a design science approach	5
Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model	5
Lean healthcare implications in an occupational medicine clinic	5
Predictive Six Sigma for Turkish manufacturers: utilization of machine learning tools in DMAIC	5
Lean Six Sigma, effectiveness, and efficiency of internal auditing	5
A comparative study of the impact of LSSI4.0 implementation on the financial performance of Chinese manufacturing firms: an empirical analysis	4
Industry 4.0 adoption challenges in lean-agile-resilient-green agri-food supply chain	4
Status of Lean Six Sigma implementation in Indian industries: a cross-sectional national survey	4
The development of a lean six sigma and BIM framework for enhancing off-site manufacturing	4
Evaluation of impact of lean management practices on dairy business performance	4
An integrated spherical fuzzy AHP multi-criteria method for Covid-19 crisis management in regarding lean six sigma	4
Adapting and validating the EPLIT for assessing lean healthcare maturity in Brazilian hospitals	4
Guest editorial: Lean and learning in the age of digitalization	4
Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories	4
Implementing Lean Six Sigma methodology to reduce the logistics cost: a case study in Turkey	4
Towards the development of a system-wide quality improvement maturity model: a synthesis using systematic review and expert opinion	4
Turning the lean world upside down	4
Lean waste assessment in a laboratory for training chemical analysts for the pharmaceutical industry	4
Supply chain risk management to achieve healthcare supply chain operational excellence: a fsQCA and PLS-SEM approach	4
Prospect of lean practices towards construction supply chain management trends	4
An integrated lean and ISO 14001 framework for environmental performance: an assessment of New Zealand meat industry	4
The use of virtual reality as e-training tool for dies’ changeover in stamping presses: a case study on automotive industry	4
Assessing the transition from mass production to lean manufacturing using a hybrid simulation model of a LEGO® automotive assembly line	4
Utilising a hybrid DMAIC/TAM model to optimise annual maintenance shutdown performance in the dairy industry: a case study	4
Mediating role of lean management on the effects of workforce management and value-added time in private hospitals	4
Exploring lean manufacturing impact on sustainable performance in automotive companies in Brazil	3
Orchestrated learning: creating a company-specific production system (XPS)	3
Six sigma project prioritization and selection methods: a systematic literature review	3
Toward a holistic understanding of performance in Lean Manufacturing: a discussion on the relevance of its indicators	3
Fostering insights and improvements from IIoT systems at the shop floor: a case of industry 4.0 and lean complementarity enabled by action learning	3
Making a virtue of necessity once again: assessing the effect of temporary labor on lean practices in highly routinized environments	3
Selection of Industry 4.0 technologies for Lean Six Sigma integration using fuzzy DEMATEL approach	3
Interrelationships among lean HRM practices and their impact on firm performance: a comparison between the Jordanian and German models	3
Implementing and sustaining lean, buyer-supplier role, and COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the garment industry of Bangladesh	3
Value stream mapping application for construction industry loss and waste reduction: a systematic literature review	3
Harmonizing quality and sustainability: a comprehensive analysis of total quality management and green manufacturing practices in small and medium-sized enterprises	3
The HyDAPI framework: a versatile tool integrating Lean Six Sigma and digitalisation for improved quality management in Industry 4.0	3
The effect of lean manufacturing practices on employees’ well-being mediated by job characteristics	3
An exploratory study of the relationships between Lean practices and team performance in higher education	3
From perception to practice: quality management in multinational company from a Swedish perspective	3
The mediating effect of employee’s ability, motivation, and opportunity to participate (AMO) on the relationship between investment in Lean Six Sigma training and service recovery performance	3
Unveiling the trajectory of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: a comprehensive bibliometric review	3