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Design for Lean Six Sigma Application in a Family Run Multi-generational Micro Enterprise – A Case Study
Existing research emphasises limited success rates for Lean implementation in Small and Medium Sized Organisations. The objective of this research...
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Lean Implementation in a Painter/Decorator Micro Enterprise: A Case Study
This research demonstrates how Lean can be applied in a Microenterprise. Utilising a case study in a painter/decorator business, the study aims to...
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Learning to Teach Lean in the Age of Digitalization: A Review of Recent ELEC Literature
Digitalization presents us with new and novel means of teaching Lean which enhances the effectiveness of Lean education programs. Despite the...
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From Pain Points to Scale Points: Exploring Barriers to Lean Digital Transformation
Lean digital transformation (LDT) has gained momentum recently, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) eager to implement innovative digital...
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Challenges Facing Medical Device Companies in Ireland and Why Operational Excellence is not Enough
Ireland has developed a highly successful medical device cluster. The cluster experience accelerated growth during the 1990s when many USA...
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Lean as a Facilitator for AGVs Implementation: A Case Study
The attention toward integrating Lean and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has increased in the last few years. Nevertheless, the focus was mainly on how I4.0 can...
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Sustaining the Effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma Implementation in a Medical Device Company
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a common methodology adopted by organizations to improve operational and financial performance by removing waste and reducing...
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Lean, Green and Sustainability 8th IFIP WG 5.7 European Lean Educator Conference, ELEC 2022, Galway, Ireland, November 22–24, 2022, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th European Lean Educator Conference ELEC 2022, which took place in Galway, Ireland, in...
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Is There Such a Thing as a Lean Philosophy?
The word ‘philosophy’ has been regularly used within the context of Lean thought. For example, Liker [1] insists that a long term philosophy is...
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Lean-Green 4.0: A Starting Point for an Assessment Model
Industry 4.0 offered the application of the advancing business operations with innovative digital technologies. With this new industrial era,...
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Barriers to Performance Measurement Systems Effectiveness
In many organizations, it is common to find performance measurement systems (PMS) whose practical utility turns out to be very limited due to several...
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Effective Learning Method Using Extended Reality: Digital TWI
Training within Industry was created under World War II by the U.S. Department of War, within the War Manpower Commission, to assist defense...
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An Analysis of Agile Coaching Competency Among Practitioners
A key approach used by improvement specialists is that of Coaching. Coaching is described as a power tool for organisations looking to transition...
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Care Simplifiers’: Students Contributing to Optimal Healthcare
The present paper documents the joint project of several hospitals in the Netherlands and Avans University of Applied Sciences to improve healthcare...
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Lean and Six Sigma Philosophies in Portuguese Laboratories
Increased consumer demand as well as increased competition, has led organizations to need continuous improvement. The Lean and Six Sigma...
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Lean for Social Enterprises: Doing the Right Things
Social enterprises need to meet their ‘profit’ goals in order to achieve their ‘people’ and/or ‘planet’ goals. Currently, many social enterprises...
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Sustaining Continuous Improvement of a Higher Health Education Service Through Analytical Methodologies for Determining Customer Satisfaction
The transformation of hospitals into companies has made the concept of quality even more important. The hospital to compete must be able not only to...
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Implementation Experiences of Lean Organization in Healthcare for Apulian Hospitals: A Longitudinal Interview In-Depth Study
The purpose of this study is to explore how representatives of the pilot projects teams and dissemination practitioners, belonging to several...
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Enhancement of a Data Management System using Design for Lean Six Sigma
The purpose of this study is to outline a transformation model that can help commercial enterprises to design, develop and launch a transformation...
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Cost of Quality in Construction
The cost of quality while a well-established measure in the manufacturing and other industries, has shown to have limited data available within the...