Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing – A Merger for Worldclass Performance, but is it Really Talking Place?

Kroslid, Dag

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“…Though the word "Lean Six Sigma" was used to represent a system that combines both lean and Six Sigma in 2000 by Sheridan (2000), Lean Six Sigma became more popular due to the publications of M. L. George (Byrne et al, 2007;George, 2002). Kroslid (2001) discussed the possibility of a merger between Lean and Six Sigma to achieve world-class performance.…”

Section: Lean Six Sigma: a Historical Outlinementioning

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Critical review of literature on Lean Six Sigma methodology

Patel

2021

IJLSS

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Purpose This paper aims to develop an initial understanding of the Lean Six Sigma methodology since its inception and examine the few Lean Six Sigma dimensions as a research domain through a critical review of the literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper is structured in two-part. The first part of the paper attempts to dwell on the evolution of the Lean Philosophy and Six Sigma methodology individually and the emergence of Lean Six Sigma methodology, covered under the Lean Six Sigma: a historical outline section. The second part of the study examines the dimensions associated with Lean Six Sigma such as frameworks, critical success factors, critical failure factors, type of industry, performance metric, year, publisher and journal, based on a total of 223 articles published in 72 reputed journals from the year 2000 to 2019 as a literature review. Findings The adoption of Lean Six Sigma, as a continuous improvement methodology, has grown enormously in the manufacturing and few service sectors such as health care and higher education during the past decade. The study revealed that researchers came out with conceptual frameworks for the implementation of Lean Six Sigma, whereas the validation through case studies seems to be lacking. The integration of Lean Six Sigma and other approaches with a focus on sustainability and the environment has emerged as a research field. A few of the most common critical success and failure factors were identified from the articles studied during the study. Research limitations/implications This paper may not have included some of the studies due to the inaccessibility and selection criteria followed for the study. Originality/value This paper will provide an initial introduction on Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma and research insights Lean Six Sigma to beginners such as students, researchers and entry-level professionals.

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Section: Lean Six Sigma: a Historical Outlinementioning

confidence: 99%

Critical review of literature on Lean Six Sigma methodology

Patel

2021

IJLSS

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“…LSS adoption creates positive work culture and supports management to become more responsive towards waste reduction and quality improvements (Taghizadegan, 2006). It ultimately helps to accomplish the strategic goals of sustaining in the global market (Gremyr and Fouquet, 2012;Kroslid, 2001). It also broadens management's vision regarding the utilisation of machines and resources to its maximum efficiency (Pillai et al, 2012;Shah and Shrivastava, 2013).…”

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Prioritising solutions for Lean Six Sigma adoption barriers through fuzzy AHP-modified TOPSIS framework

Yadav

Seth

Desai

2018

IJLSS

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Purpose This paper aims to guide about prioritisation and ranking of the solutions and overcoming barriers to facilitate the adoption of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) by using a hybrid framework. Design/methodology/approach It identifies LSS barriers and solutions to facilitate LSS adoption through literature review and by involving subject experts. The study makes use of fuzzy set theory and proposes a fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP)-modified TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution) framework. It uses sensitivity analysis to establish framework robustness. Findings The key findings of this techno-managerial study are identification and prioritisation of 27 LSS barriers and 22 solutions to overcome adoption challenges, proposition and usage of fuzzy AHP-modified TOPSIS framework, guidance regarding where to focus for facilitating LSS adoption and ensuring robustness using sensitivity analysis, which establishes insignificant deviation in rankings when criteria weights are altered. Research limitations/implications Some biasness and subjectivity may exist during pairwise comparisons as human judgements are involved. Practical implications Handling a hybrid solution like LSS is never easy. It is expected that the study will help industry professionals to plan their LSS adoption attempts effectively. Guidance regarding LSS barriers will assist in observing necessary precautions to avoid failures. It will open up new research fronts for researchers also. Originality/value Literature is full of studies regarding LSS barriers and its rankings. It is very rare to witness a study like ours, which discusses the barriers and links with solutions and its prioritisation. Proposed hybrid framework for a hybrid techno-managerial approach such as LSS is unique and acts as the roadmap for smooth implementation.

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Six Sigma-Based Approach to Improve Performance in Construction Operations

Han

Chae

et al. 2008

J. Manage. Eng.

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Many researchers and project managers have attempted to improve project performance by applying new philosophies such as lean principle, just-in-time, pull scheduling, and last planner. However, very little research has been conducted on setting definite quantitative goals for performance improvement while considering the defect rate involved in the construction operations. This research explores practical solutions for construction performance improvement by applying the six sigma principle. This principle provides the metrics required to establish performance improvement goals and a methodology for measuring and evaluating improvement. The proposed approach is expected to achieve more reliable workflows by reducing process variability to fit in a desirable range-thereby improving the overall performance through the evaluation of the quality level in current construction operations. To verify the suggested methodology, two case studies have been presented and process simulation analyses are performed to observe the performance changes based on the six sigma principle. Critical total quality control, as the sigma level rises, is also discussed.

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Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing – A Merger for Worldclass Performance, but is it Really Talking Place?

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Critical review of literature on Lean Six Sigma methodology

Critical review of literature on Lean Six Sigma methodology

Prioritising solutions for Lean Six Sigma adoption barriers through fuzzy AHP-modified TOPSIS framework

Six Sigma-Based Approach to Improve Performance in Construction Operations

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