Applying Lean Six Sigma in the Wood Furniture Industry: A Case Study in a Small Company

Guerrero, Jose E; Leavengood, Scott; Pulido, Humberto Gutiérrez; Talavera, Francisco Javier Fuentes; Silva-Guzmán, José Antonio

doi:10.1080/10686967.2017.11918515

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“…The major limitations are: (Guerrero et al, 2017;Rafique et al, 2017) lack of a roadmap to be followed; only few published case studies available on LSS; no globally accepted standards for certification; absence of a suitable framework; lack of standardized and robust Lean Six Sigma curricula; and lack of expertise.…”

Section: Lean Six Sigma In Manufacturing Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors

Singh

Rathi

2019

IJLSS

174

137

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Purpose The purpose of present study is to expose the detailed review for benefits and challenges about implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in business organization and spread of LSS literature in term of various sectors wise, research methodology wise and journal wise. Design/methodology/approach This paper covers the literature on LSS from 2000 to 2018. The authors have selected a large number of research papers using the keywords as Lean Six Sigma implementation in automotive, micro small medium enterprises, health care, education, financial sectors and many more. A total of 216 research papers have been reviewed on LSS distribution of sector wise, research methodology adopted, active countries, year of publication and critical barriers in implementation of LSS. Findings The present literature classifies the spread of LSS in four important sectors of manufacturing, health care, human resource, financial and education. It presents the critical barriers and benefits of LSS implementation in various sectors mentioned above and an important research gap, where practitioner/researcher can focus more during their research on LSS. Practical implications It is important for industry, researchers and LSS practitioners to be aware about challenges and success factor during LSS implementation in various sectors such as manufacturing, education, financial, human resource and health care. Hence, this paper could provide significant and valuable insights to industry and practitioners for successful implementation of LSS projects. Social implications LSS results in reduced waste, defects and improve process, which in turn provide high-quality products at minimum cost, and this leads to customer delight, which ultimately raises the societal living standard. The results encourage LSS practices without fear because there is a huge discussion of near about all success and failure parameters about LSS. Originality/value To the authors’ best knowledge, no studies have still covered the literature review of LSS implementation in three different sectors: manufacturing, service and process. The present study was mainly focused on presenting a systematic review of literature in said sectors and found the gap between current status and future direction for the implementation of LSS in different areas.

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Section: Lean Six Sigma In Manufacturing Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors

Singh

Rathi

2019

IJLSS

174

137

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“…Therefore, lack of technical knowledge (DeLong et al, 2007;Gagnon and Michael, 2003;Guerrero et al, 2017;Mo, 2009;Rymaszewska, 2014)…”

Section: Knowledge Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, lack of technical knowledge (DeLong et al , 2007; Gagnon and Michael, 2003; Guerrero et al , 2017; Mo, 2009; Rymaszewska, 2014), lack of training (DeLong et al , 2007; Fricke and Buehlmann, 2012; Ray et al , 2006; Soetara et al , 2018) and lack of tangible benefits (Czabke et al , 2008; Fricke and Buehlmann, 2012) are the challenges related to KNW issues in implementing LM.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges in the implementation of lean manufacturing in the wood and furniture industry

Abu

Saman

Garza‐Reyes

et al. 2021

JMTM

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PurposeThis study analyses the challenges in implementing lean manufacturing (LM) in the wood and furniture industry. In order to facilitate the smooth implementation of LM practices in this industry, the challenges in terms of its deployment need to be analysed and observed.Design/methodology/approachRealizing this importance, this study proposes a model, using PLS-SEM, which focusses on dealing with the challenges faced in the implementation of lean in the wood and furniture industry. The model consists of ten challenges that were determined based on a survey involving 46 SMEs companies in Malaysia.FindingsThe findings revealed that the implementation of LM is significantly affected by three main issues, namely: knowledge, resources and culture and human attitude. Furthermore, the analyses also highlighted four dominant challenges which are related to culture and human attitude issues – lack of employee commitment, lack of senior management's interest and support, difficult to implement, and LM is viewed as “current trend”. Overall, the ability to deal with the challenges involving factors of knowledge and culture and human attitude determines the success of LM implementation, especially in companies that have limited resources.Practical implicationsThis study would help wood and furniture SMEs, government agencies, professional bodies and academics to better understand the challenges when implementing LM practices.Originality/valueOverall, this study aims at investigating the relationships between the three challenges to better promote LM in the scope under study. Therefore, several activities were proposed to overcome the abovementioned challenges and subsequently contribute to the current body of knowledge.

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“…, 2015). In the wood industry, the focus of LSS implementations is to find the main development problems and opportunities (Guerrero et al. , 2017).…”

Section: Case Studies Per Areamentioning

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Lean Six Sigma case studies literature overview: critical success factors and difficulties

Francescatto

Paris²,

Kubota³

et al. 2022

IJPPM

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PurposeRecently, several areas are successfully applying the Lean Six Sigma methodology, specifically in healthcare, public services, higher education institutions and manufacturing industries. This study aims to present an extensive literature review involving Lean Six Sigma practical applications in the last five years, described in a case studies format.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted, and 39 articles were selected and analyzed.FindingsAn increase in Lean Six Sigma applications in healthcare and higher education institutions was identified. Furthermore, Lean Six Sigma is effectively applied in several areas and is continuously used in traditional industries. The main critical success factor identified was leadership and management involvement, project management and organizational infrastructure, as well as training and education. Also, the main difficulties found are related to the organization's culture and developing communication with leaders and managers.Research limitations/implicationsThe main difficulties found in this research are related to the lack of data presented in some articles analyzed, where only information about how the Lean Six Sigma application was conducted is shown, not mentioning difficulties or success factors identified.Originality/valueCase studies are fundamental to help popularize Lean Six Sigma applications, showing a real-life scenario of how the methodology is implemented, the main difficulties encountered and critical success factors found. Thus, the value of this study is promoting and developing research involving Lean Six Sigma case study applications to guide new researchers and practitioners on the subject.

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Applying Lean Six Sigma in the Wood Furniture Industry: A Case Study in a Small Company

Cited by 30 publications

References 19 publications

A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors

A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors

Challenges in the implementation of lean manufacturing in the wood and furniture industry

Lean Six Sigma case studies literature overview: critical success factors and difficulties

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