scholarly journals Lean six sigma in the healthcare sector: A systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Rathi ◽  
Ammar Vakharia ◽  
Mohd Shadab
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Healthcare Sector

Academic leadership and Lean Six Sigma

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1002-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Anthony ◽  
Jiju Antony
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the ability to researchers of using design of experiments (DoE) as a structured and systematic approach to performing systematic literature reviews. The authors demonstrate a simple case study illustrating the application of DoE in executing a systematic literature review on two popular topics in higher education: academic leadership and Lean Six Sigma. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology involves the systematic literature review of linking academic leadership with terms such as Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Maturity Model and Continuous Improvement. The main tool used to structure the systematic literature review is a Taguchi Orthogonal Array design, specifically an L16 grid and the method is verified by conducting another review, replacing the term academic leadership with simply leadership. Findings – The approach identified at first no research papers linking the terms; however, when academic leadership was replaced with university, 19 research papers where discovered. The verification exercise, linking just leadership with the other search string generated over 1,000 results – demonstrating that the tool can find large volumes of articles if they exist, the search was completed for a ten year time frame – 2004 to 2014. Research limitations/implications – The case study focussed on a field which is known to have little current research and the verification exercise deliberately targeted a known large body of research. The authors will continue to use the approach and refine the technique over time. Practical implications – This approach would help any researcher despite of their discipline to identify opportunities and gaps in the current literature. Originality/value – The paper shows how DoE can be used in an academic research-based process. No other literature review approach currently exists which uses Taguchi approach to DoE to filter the search criteria.

A systematic literature review of Lean Six Sigma in financial services: key finding and analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 331
Author(s):  
V. Raja Sreedharan ◽  
Murugan Pattusamy ◽  
Smriti Mohan ◽  
D. Jinil Persis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Lean Six Sigma

scholarly journals A systematic literature review of lean six sigma

2020 ◽  
Vol 1003 ◽  
pp. 012096
Author(s):  
Aulia Ishak ◽  
Khawarita Siregar ◽  
Rosnani Ginting ◽  
Dinda Gustia
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma

Lean, six sigma and lean six sigma in the food industry: A systematic literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Bonome Message Costa ◽  
Moacir Godinho Filho ◽  
Lawrence D. Fredendall ◽  
Fernando José Gómez Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Lean Six Sigma

Critical failure factors of Lean Six Sigma: a systematic literature review

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1012-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saja Albliwi ◽  
Jiju Antony ◽  
Sarina Abdul Halim Lim ◽  
Ton van der Wiele
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Top Management Commitment ◽  
Failure Factors

Purpose – Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a continuous improvement methodology that aims to reduce the costs of poor quality, improve the bottom-line results and create value for both customers and shareholders. The purpose of this paper is to explore the critical failure factors for LSS in different sectors, such as manufacturing, services, higher education, etc. Design/methodology/approach – The following research is based on a systematic literature review of 56 papers that were published on Lean, Six Sigma and LSS in well-known academic databases from 1995 to 2013. Findings – There are 34 common failure factors of LSS cited in this paper. There are some common factors for failure, such as a lack of top management commitment and involvement, lack of communication, lack of training and education, limited resources and others. Many gaps and limitations are discussed in this paper and need to be explored in future research. Originality/value – The paper is one of the first systematic literature reviews to explore the critical failure factors of LSS and discuss the top failure factors from different angles, i.e. countries’ evolution, organisations’ size (small- and medium-sized enterprises and large organisations) and industry nature.

A systematic literature review of Lean Six Sigma in different industries

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Raja Sreedharan ◽  
R. Raju
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review Lean Six Sigma (LSS) literature and report different definitions, demographics, methodologies and industries. Design/methodology/approach This paper highlights various definitions by different researchers and practitioners. A total of 235 research papers has been reviewed for the LSS theme, research methodology adopted, type of industry, author profile, country of research and year of publication. Findings From the review, four significant LSS classifications were identified that deal with the spread of LSS in different industries followed by observation for classification. Practical implications LSS is a strategy for success, but it did not examine its presence in various Industries. From this paper, readers can understand the quantum of its spread before implementing LSS. For academicians, it will be a comprehensive list of papers for research. Originality/value This paper reviews 235 research papers for their year, author profile, research methodology and type of industry. Various characteristics of LSS definitions and their theme are also reviewed.

scholarly journals Lean Six Sigma Methodology: The Nub to Boost the Public Healthcare System in Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Wael Omran Aly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Service System ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People

For many decades, the Egyptian people have suffered from deplorable public healthcare service featured by indolence, malfunction and traditionalism. Although, healthcare is a distinctive service industry concerning various complicated responsibilities; but the consecutive government of Egypt had badly handled such issue. Then, the apathetic performance of the public healthcare service becomes a dilemma for the people of Egypt; especially the poor among them. Therefore, the foundation of an adequate public healthcare service system, that respect the dignity of the people and respond to their arising health care needs; was frequently on the agenda priorities of the Egyptian governments after the 2011 and 2013 uprisings. Hence recently, the government -after reaching political and economic stability- seeks to build an ambitious newly public health care system to meet the expectation of the people to acquire high standard inexpensive and hasty public healthcare services. Consequently, in order to realize such aim; the Egyptian government had established the public agency for accreditation and quality control according to law no.2 of comprehensive healthcare insurance system issued at 2018. Then, it urges a national campaign to reform the public healthcare sector and to develop the efficacy and quality of its services. Hence, this paper aims to propose how the public healthcare organizations in Egypt can tackle various challenges and enhance adequately its capabilities; in order to be able to adopt the proposed Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology effectively; which can then provide an adequate framework for creating organized improvement exertions in healthcare; necessary to bestow guidelines on how to manage a quality service system to patient satisfaction by decreasing waste, variation and work disparity in the service processes.

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