Topic
Lean Six Sigma
About: Lean Six Sigma is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1919 publications have been published within this topic receiving 29142 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in Service and Healthcare and present a management structure for organizing continuous improvement of routine tasks, such as manufacturing, service delivery, accounting, nursing, sales and other work that is done routinely.
Abstract: Lean Six Sigma is built on principles and methods that have proven themselves over the twentieth century. It has incorporated the most effective approaches and integrated them into a full programme. It offers a management structure for organizing continuous improvement of routine tasks, such as manufacturing, service delivery, accounting, nursing, sales and other work that is done routinely. Further, it offers a method and tools for carrying out improvement projects effectively. This book focuses on the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in Service and Healthcare. The authors work for the Institute for Business and Industrial Statistics. This is a consultancy firm and research institute owned by the University of Amsterdam.
51 citations
Abstract: Inefficient utilization of operating rooms is a major problem in hospitals worldwide. A study of 13 hospitals in Belgium and the Netherlands showed that surgery began consistently late. Two hospitals were selected to record the start times for the first..
51 citations
TL;DR: This study is unique as it demonstrates academia– industry collaboration in solving an organizational problem and is the first of its kind of LSS application in a mobile hospital underpinning Design thinking.
Abstract: Lean Six Sigma (LSS) that offers a unique integration of Lean and Six Sigma has been accepted globally across services sectors. Previous studies that examined the application of LSS in healthcare w...
51 citations
TL;DR: The study outlines the application and measures the effectiveness of the integrated LSS framework through its ability to achieve new and enhanced performance through simultaneously reducing late material calls and reducing and stabilizing Order To Receipt (OTR) times.
Abstract: Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has rapidly established itself as the key business process improvement strategy of choice for many companies. The LSS approach provides significant benefits to companies throug...
51 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the most common themes within Lean Six Sigma (LSS) relating to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within manufacturing organisations and to identify the research gaps in the existing literature.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the most common themes within Lean Six Sigma (LSS) relating to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within manufacturing organisations and to identify the research gaps in the existing literature.,Tranfield et al.’s (2003) systematic review methodology was utilised encompassing three stages: planning, conducting and reporting/dissemination.,The literature revealed that there are many areas in which LSS has been utilised with varying successes. In total, 52 journals have been reviewed and it has been concluded that although LSS is a powerful methodology, there are many gaps that exist in the literature and further research is needed to address these in the field of LSS.,The papers included in the systematic review were peer-reviewed papers available in English. Due to these limitations, relevant papers may have been excluded. Moreover, the authors have excluded all conference and white papers for their inclusion in this study.,It is vital that LSS practitioners are fully aware of the benefits, limitations and impeding factors when implementing a LSS initiative. Therefore, this paper could provide valuable insights to ensuring maximum value, is obtained from LSS implementation in SMEs.,This systematic review identifies research gaps in the current literature and highlighting areas of future research which will be beneficial to many SMEs in their pursuit of value optimisation.
51 citations