Embedding sustainability in lean six sigma efforts

Erdil, Nadiye O.; Aktaş, Can B.; Arani, Omid M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.048

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“…First, the impact of lean manufacturing on the sustainable performance of firms, including environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability simultaneously, has received less attention in the literature. To compete in the current competitive market, manufacturing firms should balance their environmental, economic, and social performance [27]. As such, these manufacturers need to know the lean practices that have positive effects on all three aspects of sustainability, and not only one aspect.…”

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Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Firms’ Sustainable Performance: Lean Culture as a Moderator

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Nowadays, manufacturing firms are pressured by governments, non-governmental organizations and customers to operate in a sustainable manner. Although lean practices may provide environmental, social, and financial benefits to firms, their effect on sustainable performance is ambiguous. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of lean manufacturing practices on firms’ environmental performance by considering lean culture as a moderator. Data were gathered through a survey of 187 manufacturing firms in Malaysia and were analyzed using the partial least squares technique. The results indicate that process and equipment, product design, supplier relationships, and customer relationships have a positive and significant effect on sustainable performance. It is also interesting to observe that lean culture positively moderated the effects of process and equipment and supplier relationships on sustainable performance. These results have important implications for enhancing the sustainable performance of manufacturing firms through lean manufacturing practices.

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Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Firms’ Sustainable Performance: Lean Culture as a Moderator

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“…productivity, cost, quality and time) in the operations and supply chain management literature (Jasti & Kodali, 2015, Shah & Ward, 2003, Souza & Alves, 2018. However, its effects on employee health at work 1 (or similarly worker health) are less explored and remain contradictory (Bouville & Alis, 2014, Erdil, Aktas, & Arani, 2018. These contradictory results may be due to the conception of lean adoption which is too often restricted to a static perspective, that does not take into account the different phases of the lean adoption and tends to exclude human resources management (HRM) practices from investigation (Bouville & Alis, 2014, Chanegrih & Creusier, 2016, Cua, McKone, & Schroeder, 2001, Longoni, Pagell, Johnston, & Veltri, 2013.…”

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Lean Manufacturing, Human Resource Management and Worker Health: Are there Smart Bundles of Practices along the Adoption Process?

Bocquet¹,

Dubouloz²,

Chakor³

2019

Journal of Innovation Economics &Amp; Management

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“…To support this question the combined effect of the LSS efforts and the Green practices improvement approach was also found to mediate the relationship between the LGSS practices and performance indices. This outcome was required attributable to the high similarity that appeared among LSS and GM in accomplishing usual execution in the writing (Erdil et al , 2018; Chugani et al , 2017).…”

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Development of an integrated framework of LGSS strategies for Indian manufacturing firms to improve business performance: an empirical study

Gaikwad

Sunnapwar

2020

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PurposeThis article aims to explore synergies between Lean, Green and Six Sigma practices in order to propose an integrated LGSS framework for continuous and incremental improvement in the Indian manufacturing industries. The three-dimensional LGSS framework seeks to provide various combinations and support operational, financial, environmental and social needs.Design/methodology/approachIn the research method, first, the current problems faced by Indian manufacturing industries are considered and proposition of a conceptual framework that qualitatively integrates synergistic aspects of Lean, Green and Six Sigma practices, and second, the framework is checked by a survey taken from 203 Indian firms by using SPSS-AMOS.FindingsThe hypothesized result suggests that the positive impact of integrated practices on firm performance in terms of operational, financial, social and environmental outcomes. It also provides a systemic and holistic approach to problem-solving through constant and incremental enhancement in the manufacturing sector.Research limitations/implicationsIn this research, only Indian manufacturing industries have been studied but can be extending into different geographical areas and sectors. Future research is also possible for different behavior and characteristics of companies that can lead to recommending strategies on how companies can improve performance. Most importantly, future research can try to understand which specific practice can contribute to competitive advantage and business success.Practical implicationsManufacturing firms that want to improve environmental sustainability should implement integrated LGSS practices into their supply chain. The set of combined practices improves operational, social, economical and environmental benefits.Social implicationsThe research presents an integrated approach of LSS for the manufacturing industry which leads their business processes to achieve economic sustainability through continuous growth and improved operational efficiency. Manufacturing industries result in outcomes like reduced cost, lead time, improved quality, sustainable market position, profitability, customer satisfaction, etc.Originality/valueThis research is different from previous studies because it integrates Lean, Green and Six Sigma practices into a unique framework that fulfills a specific need of the Indian manufacturing sector that guides operational, social, environmental and financial issues in Indian industries.

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Embedding sustainability in lean six sigma efforts

Cited by 108 publications

References 38 publications

Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Firms’ Sustainable Performance: Lean Culture as a Moderator

Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Firms’ Sustainable Performance: Lean Culture as a Moderator

Lean Manufacturing, Human Resource Management and Worker Health: Are there Smart Bundles of Practices along the Adoption Process?

Development of an integrated framework of LGSS strategies for Indian manufacturing firms to improve business performance: an empirical study

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