Green Lean Six Sigma practice in the industrial and service sectors: from the systematic literature review to an integration diagram

Jin, Haizhe; Qu, Pengyu; Zhou, Yanchun; Qu, Qingxing; Li, He

doi:10.1080/09537287.2024.2369779

Production Planning & Control

2024

DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2024.2369779

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Green Lean Six Sigma practice in the industrial and service sectors: from the systematic literature review to an integration diagram

Haizhe Jin,

Pengyu Qu,

Yanchun Zhou

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Implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma in Dutch Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences

Sijm-Eeken,

Greif,

Peute

et al. 2024

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Introduction: The healthcare sector significantly contributes to environmental degradation, highlighting the need for sustainable practices. Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) offers a relevant and impactful approach to reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint while improving efficiency. By incorporating environmental considerations into Lean Six Sigma, GLSS has the potential to mitigate healthcare’s environmental impact and promote environmental sustainability. This study aims to gain insight into healthcare professionals’ experiences with GLSS at their workplace. Materials and Methods: This qualitative exploratory study employed semi-structured surveys based on theory of training evaluation from Kirkpatrick with Dutch healthcare professionals in the first six to eight months after completing GLSS training. Results: Even though 76% (N = 16) of trained healthcare professionals applied GLSS at their workplace and 43% of them (N = 9) completed a project within the first six to eight months after training, they all experienced one or more barriers. The most frequently reported barriers were lack of time, difficulties with project selection and a lack of management support. GLSS project results included reduction of products, energy, costs and travel, green choices in procurement and sustainable food choices. GLSS also helped to create awareness on the environmental impact of healthcare and to optimize processes by reducing costs, waiting time, workload and defects. Discussion: This is the first study to report experiences from applying GLSS in healthcare. Furthermore, it is the first study presenting GLSS training evaluation results in terms of participant behaviour and organizational outcomes. Conclusions: Results of this study can be used to enhance GLSS deployment programs and to optimize organizational settings for successful GLSS implementation in healthcare.

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Implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma in Dutch Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences

Sijm-Eeken,

Greif,

Peute

et al. 2024

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Barriers Hindering the Successful Deployment of GLSS in Organizations: Findings from an Empirical Study

Perez-Burgoin,

Limon-Romero,

Tlapa

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Given the growing interest in manufacturing’s environmental effects, understanding the impact of improvement strategies on sustainability is critical. This study focuses on the implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) in the Mexican manufacturing sector, an area where research is limited, particularly concerning the barriers to successful outcomes. Through the development of a structural equation model using SPSS software,,version 25, 64-bit edition, key barriers such as lack of investment, insufficient participation, ineffective infrastructure, and lack of training were identified as the primary challenges to GLSS implementation. This study also highlights the interrelationships between these barriers and their influence on project success, emphasizing the role of insufficient participation as a critical mediating factor. This insight allows for a deeper understanding of how these obstacles affect the benefits of GLSS initiatives. The findings offer valuable guidance for researchers and practitioners, providing tools to enhance the effectiveness of GLSS implementation in the manufacturing industry. The study’s marginal contribution lies in its identification of key barriers and the introduction of insufficient participation as a mediating factor, offering a more comprehensive understanding of their impact on project success and contributing to improved GLSS adoption strategies.

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Green Lean Six Sigma practice in the industrial and service sectors: from the systematic literature review to an integration diagram

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Implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma in Dutch Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences

Implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma in Dutch Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences

Barriers Hindering the Successful Deployment of GLSS in Organizations: Findings from an Empirical Study

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