Luis Rocha-Lona

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how rising technologies from Industry 4.0 can be integrated with circular economy (CE) practices to establish a business model that reuses and recycles wasted material such as scrap metal or e-waste.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic literature review of the existing academic literature, the environmental (green) impact of using quality and operations improvement methods such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma was investigated, including the impact on energy saving and the usage of natural resources.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop a conceptual framework from the literature and define four constructs of integration (customer, supplier, internal, and information integration) to see how this would lead to improved supply chain performance (such as production flexibility, inventory turns, order fulfillment rate, total logistics costs, and operational performance).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the prevalence of managerial issues related to the implementation and use of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in the manufacturing industry, and the drivers, most critical factors, barriers and the role of OEE in the implementation of TPM and lean manufacturing.

TL;DR: The paper conceptually proposes Green Lean Six Sigma and proposes Six Sigma, and specially its problem solving methodology DMAIC, as an approach that may help in overcoming the limitations of green lean.