Healthcare services are facing challenges in increasing their efficiency, quality of care, and
co** with surges in demand. To this end, some hospitals have implemented lean …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the barriers for implementing Lean Six
Sigma (LSS) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and present a framework that …

Purpose Lean Six Sigma in public and private healthcare organisations has received
considerable attention over the last decade. Nevertheless, such process improvement …

Healthcare has been an important necessity globally. Healthcare organizations have
realized the importance of continuous improvement practices like lean six sigma (LSS). In …

Purpose This paper aims to characterize a sample of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects in
healthcare settings and discuss some specificities of operational excellence (OPEX) …

Lean Thinking has been one of the preferred approaches to improve healthcare processes
in developed countries; however, it has been barely used in Latin America. This study …

Purpose This study aims to fully assess the readiness for Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Quality
Performance Improvement (QPI) in an Italian Public Healthcare ecosystem …

Purpose Health-care organisations face many challenges in delivering safe, high-quality
services while experiencing significant pressure to increase productivity and reduce costs. In …

Purpose This study aims to demonstrate the application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) at a
stainless steel manufacturer in Türkiye for yield improvement. Design/methodology …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the utilization of Lean & Six Sigma
quality initiatives in healthcare sector in India. Methodology The survey questionnaires were …