International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

Article	Citations
Corrigendum: Teaching lean manufacturing at a postgraduate level: integrating traditional teaching methods and problem-based learning approach	78
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	67
Green Lean Six Sigma in manufacturing sector: model construction and effect prediction	65
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity	58
Quality improvement of magnetron in Company T based on Six Sigma	50
Toyota Kata’s approach for implementing Lean Maintenance: an action research study	48
The academic pattern of the Lean Six Sigma approach: a descriptive content analysis of project-based studies within Turkey	46
A narrative review of qualitative studies on Lean Six Sigma practitioners in Industry 4.0 environment	33
Developing value-based leadership for sustainable quality development: a meta-analysis from a study of Lean manufacturing	31
An integrated approach of zero defect manufacturing and process mining to avoid defect occurrence in production and improve sustainability	30
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?	29
The moderating role of organizational culture in the effect of lean production on operational performance	29
Communicating operational excellence 5.0: evidence from CSRD sustainability disclosures	26
Tracing the lean thinking in supply chain management: a comprehensive main path analysis	25
Unraveling role of artificial intelligence capability through digital twin practices, lean six sigma and total quality management for smart manufacturing performance	25
Improving the admission process in a higher education institute using lean six sigma: a case study	25
Leadership behaviours for Lean Six Sigma: Jordan as a case study	24
Human centred lean – introducing the people value stream	24
Roadmap for product development based on design for six sigma method	23
Propelling net-zero and circularity: the underlying influence of coercion pressures, supply chain adaptations and carbon accounting	22
Investigating building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction: the potential BIM-lean interactions synergy and integration in the Jordanian construction industry	21
An exploratory study on the practice of operational excellence in the automotive industry in Morocco	20
Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development	19
Exploring organisational culture: assessing readiness for lean production implementation – an empirical study	18
Consolidating lean practices with quick-response manufacturing: a boon or bane for the textiles industry during the era of COVID-19	18

Integration of industry 4.0 technologies to overcome lean manufacturing barriers in Sri Lanka’s apparel sector	18
Swedish quality: a historical perspective and reflections for the future	17
Artificial intelligence in agile human resource practices: systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis	17
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?	17
Success factors for the adoption of green lean six sigma in healthcare facility: an ISM-MICMAC study	17
Green Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 integration for manufacturing sustainability: developing a design science research-based framework	16
The collaborative approaches of the knowledge-based performance management system and lean six sigma to improve contractor productivity and safety performances	16
BIM and lean construction in prefabricated housing construction in China	16
Integrated Lean Six-Sigma 4.0 operational excellence: a fuzzy social networks hybrid MCDM model to assess tourism organisations’ resilience	16
Factors impacting patient flows in the emergency department	15
Social culture and lean–green practices: perspectives from medium and large firms in Ecuador	15
Integrating the Shingo model with ISO management system standards and lean six sigma: a conceptual framework	15
Integrating sustainability into process excellence: a green lean six sigma approach with a novel sustainable performance metric	14
Building bridges in uncertain times: supply relationships, lean supply chain management and performance	14
Exploring operational excellence in North African manufacturing enterprises: uncovering best practices, success and failure factors	13
Productivity enhancement through supply chain leanness and agility initiatives in manufacturing systems	13
Lean management research in Iberoamerican countries: state of the art, gaps and potential opportunities	13
Toward the integration of an updated Lean Six Sigma in automotive industry: a survey and case study	12
Impact of lean six sigma practices on organizational performance in the public automotive manufacturing factories in Ethiopia, Africa: mediating effect of operational performance	12
Toward smarter lean practices: a systematic review of machine learning applications in lean manufacturing	12
Teaching a Lean masterclass in the metaverse	12
Guest editorial: Lean Six Sigma developments in Türkiye	12
Lean monitoring: action research in manufacturing	12
Development of a framework for Poka-Yoke system performance assessment during the service design for attaining leanness	12
A conceptual model for pull implementation based on the dimensions leadership, organization, operation and people	11
From the Great Wall to great workflow: lean six sigma in Chinese listed companies	11
The role of lean, Six Sigma, and lean Six Sigma in driving sustainability through a circular economy framework in agribusiness: a systematic literature review	11
Overall lean and green effectiveness based on the environmentally sustainable value stream mapping adapted to agribusiness	10
Revolutionizing healthcare organizations with Operational Excellence and Healthcare 4.0: a systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature	10
A holistic framework for successfully implementing a plant-wide lean pull system: evidence from an automotive supplier in Tunisia	10
Front-line lean leader capacities, practices and effects on implementing tools: a survey of leaders in industrial companies	10
Organizational excellence in the digital era: a bibliometric and thematic analysis	10
Optimizing operational costs to improve accessibility of higher education: a novel integration of activity-based costing and Lean management	10
Critical success factors of Lean in Higher Education: an international perspective	10
Exploring knowledge work waste in public emergency services using the AHP algorithm	10
Startup real options valuation under STO-based financing: a binomial–edgeworth model framed by Lean 5.0	10
The financial implications of XPS: an organizational learning perspective	10
Prioritizing the mitigation strategies to lean and green barriers using fuzzy BWM-FTOPSIS method in the food supply chain: an empirical case study	10
Digital marketing process enhancement in an online store utilising a combination of design of experiments and lean six sigma	10
Lean manufacturing and environmental performance: a meta-analytic approach	9
Assessing alignment of organizational practices with operational excellence principles: evidence from an eye hospital setting	9
Driving corporate digitization with reliable data through the A3 approach: an Italian case study	9
Project portfolio selection and prioritization through supervised machine learning in continuous improvement projects	9
A complete lean system design for team-oriented product development projects	9
Operational excellence in hospitals	9
Enhancing shutdown maintenance performance using Lean Six Sigma: a case study	9
Evaluation of the medium- to long-term effects of Lean Healthcare implementation in the emergency service care	8
Modeling critical success factors of lean six sigma in higher education institutions	8
Sustain or perish: how lean manufacturing practices predict the sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs? A moderated mediation analysis	8
Reduction of exceeding the guaranteed service time for external trucks at the DCT Gdańsk container terminal using a six sigma framework	8

Lean healthcare project in a pharmaceutical supply center: the context of primary healthcare	8
Integrating continuous improvement and innovation thinking in the banking sector: a case study from South Africa	8
Lean manufacturing and sustainability pillars. A systematic literature review	8
Do green practices and technologies mediate lean manufacturing’s impact on industrial performance? Evidence from the European manufacturing survey	8
The adoption of Lean in the Greek public sector. An employee perspective	8
Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies through lean tools: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey	7
Lean six sigma and operational performance: the role of green manufacturing in the Jordanian pharmaceutical manufacturing companies	7
Lean six sigma for health care: multiple case studies in Latin America	7
Postoperative pain management quality improvement project using Six-Sigma methodology in Alexandria University Students Hospital, Egypt	7
Toward a human-centric digital workplace: a Shingo-based framework bridging Industry 4.0 and 5.0	7
Configurations of lean manufacturing enablers for advanced digital technology adoption	7
A sustainable solution for lean barriers through a fuzzy DEMATEL methodology with a case study from the Indian manufacturing industry	7
National programmes for implementing lean in organisations	7
Lean manufacturing practices and industry 4.0 technologies in food manufacturing companies: the Greek case	7
Mitigating schedule delays in road projects: application of lean construction approaches	7
Exploring lean six sigma-enabled demand management: a case study of an automotive aftermarket parts distributor	7
Lean implementation case study for manual order picking and packing in warehousing operations	7
Optimizing soybean seed production: integrating DMAIC and roguing for enhanced efficiency	7
Integration of business process management and lean management: from literature review to framework proposal	6
The impact of Leagile software development on operational performance	6
The human face of lean: expanding the Shingo model through leadership behaviours	6
Optimizing high-mix, high-volume advanced healthcare manufacturing: implementation and impact of the production wheel framework	6
Guest editorial: Operational excellence and quality improvement in the African continent	6
Quality cost deployment (QCD): a Lean-Inspired methodology for systematic reduction of total quality costs	5
Lean process mining: adopting process mining in lean manufacturing for dynamic process mapping and avoiding waste occurrence in real time	5
Lean six sigma 4.0 methodology for optimizing occupational exams in operations management	5
Unlocking insights: evaluating 5Whys methodology for root cause analysis and employee problem-solving skills in 91 case studies	5
Bringing together Lean Six Sigma and discrete event simulation: a systematic literature review	5
Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era	5
Linkages between lean six sigma, green manufacturing, circular economy and operational performance in manufacturing organizations of a developing country	5
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing	5
Artificial intelligence in lean manufacturing: digitalization with a human touch?	5
Productivity improvement for 122 mm rocket warheads manufacturing using lean manufacturing tools: a case study	5
Bridging Lean 4.0 maturity and Lean 5.0 readiness measurement: a structured transitional roadmap	5
Workers’ behaviors, economic performance and the Shingo model: a configurational approach to lean transformations	5
How can Industry 5.0 transform operational excellence into a driver to achieve SDGs in Ibero-American countries?	5
From barriers to breakthroughs: organizational learning as a catalyst for Lean Healthcare excellence	5
Applications of six sigma for service quality enhancement in the UAE: a multiple case study analysis and lessons learned	5
An implementation model for digitisation of visual management to develop a smart manufacturing process	5
A proposed conceptual model for linking Lean thinking and project management in the IT sector	5
The operational excellence research landscape in Africa: a scoping review	5
Lean six sigma and sustainable supply chain management: a case study in electric vehicle parts manufacturing	5
Predictive Six Sigma for Turkish manufacturers: utilization of machine learning tools in DMAIC	4
Developing an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM)	4
Lean manufacturing for reducing lead time in foundry processes: a design science approach	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
Leveraging on quality management and Industry 4.0 capabilities to promote industrial decarbonization practices: a review and novel framework	4
Readiness level assessment for lean Six Sigma implementation in the healthcare sector	4
Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model	4
Lean Six Sigma, effectiveness, and efficiency of internal auditing	4
Turning the lean world upside down	4
Lean distribution and industrial company performance: exploratory study	4
Axiomatic design for lean autonomous maintenance system: an application from textile industry	4
Quality improvement development in Swedish healthcare and welfare services	4
Lean transportation tools towards waste reduction and digital transformation in the offshore industry: an action-research	4
Supply chain risk management to achieve healthcare supply chain operational excellence: a fsQCA and PLS-SEM approach	4
Utilising a hybrid DMAIC/TAM model to optimise annual maintenance shutdown performance in the dairy industry: a case study	4
Evaluation of impact of lean management practices on dairy business performance	3
Cultural differences in lean employee engagement management programs: multiple case studies in Brazil and China	3
Implementing and sustaining lean, buyer-supplier role, and COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the garment industry of Bangladesh	3
Selection of Industry 4.0 technologies for Lean Six Sigma integration using fuzzy DEMATEL approach	3
The effect of lean manufacturing practices on employees’ well-being mediated by job characteristics	3
Perspectives on lean implementation challenges and potentials in higher education institutions: insights from South-East Europe (SEE)	3
An exploratory study of the relationships between Lean practices and team performance in higher education	3
SITI-value-added heat map: a structural analysis method for mapping and eliminating information waste of information flow	3
A comparative study of the impact of LSSI4.0 implementation on the financial performance of Chinese manufacturing firms: an empirical analysis	3
From digitalization to sustainability: lean and agile supply chain management drive triple bottom line performance	3
Interrelationships among lean HRM practices and their impact on firm performance: a comparison between the Jordanian and German models	3
Improvement steps towards digital transformation: enhancing productivity in developing manufacturing companies through total productive maintenance	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
Lean Six Sigma enablers and their effect on perceived operational efficiency in Ethiopian public hospitals	3
Implementing Lean Six Sigma methodology to reduce the logistics cost: a case study in Turkey	3
Innovation excellence benefits from the Shingo model	3
Industry 4.0 adoption challenges in lean-agile-resilient-green agri-food supply chain	3
Mediating role of lean management on the effects of workforce management and value-added time in private hospitals	3
Operationalising artificial intelligence in lean six sigma: interpretable machine learning for root-cause prioritisation	3
Agile project management in Jordan’s construction industry: principles, implementation, and adoption challenges in developing countries	3
Status of Lean Six Sigma implementation in Indian industries: a cross-sectional national survey	3
Exploring lean manufacturing impact on sustainable performance in automotive companies in Brazil	3

From perception to practice: quality management in multinational company from a Swedish perspective	3
The development of a lean six sigma and BIM framework for enhancing off-site manufacturing	3
Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories	3
The use of virtual reality as e-training tool for dies’ changeover in stamping presses: a case study on automotive industry	3
The book that changed the world?	3
Lean culture development through project-based learning using a short-cycle experimentation	3
Assessing the transition from mass production to lean manufacturing using a hybrid simulation model of a LEGO® automotive assembly line	3