Entropy-based lean, energy and six sigma approach to achieve sustainability in manufacturing system

N Verma, V Sharma, MA Badar - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2021 - Springer
This work proposes a Value Stream Map** (VSM) to be used in manufacturing industry
that combines Lean, Energy and Six-Sigma methodologies. Lean's VSM tool is amended to …

Predictive Six Sigma for Turkish manufacturers: utilization of machine learning tools in DMAIC

M Uluskan, MG Karşı - International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to emphasize utilization of Predictive Six Sigma to achieve process
improvements based on machine learning (ML) techniques embedded in define, measure …

Optimizing patient flow, capacity, and performance of COVID-19 vaccination clinics

L Valladares, V Nino, K Martínez, D Sobek… - IISE Transactions on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mass vaccination plays an important role in increasing immunization against COVID-19 and
decreasing morbidity. Drive-through and traditional walk-through centers have been set up …

Using the PDCA cycle to uncover sources of mental health disparities for Hispanics

S Moyce, D Claudio… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Hispanic population is growing rapidly in US rural states, yet limitations in Spanish‐
speaking behavioural health providers are a barrier to accessing care. In Montana, a new …

Unraveling the dynamics of lean manufacturing enablers on operational performance

SI Zaman, SA Khan, A Gunasekaran… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Lean manufacturing (LM) is essential for businesses to remain competitive in
today's global economy and to meet the needs of consumers from three separate …

Challenges and motivators for nurses' well-being during and post-COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative exploration

M Kailay, KK Paposa, P Chhibber - The TQM Journal, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose The present study was designed to explore the major challenges being faced by
the Indian nurses' pre-post pandemic period affecting their well-being (WB) and identify …

Higher education response to institutional upheaval: Outcomes of industry collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Bezjian, BP Dean, SY Ponomarov… - Industry and Higher …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Institutional upheaval spurred by the COVID-19 crisis suddenly and dramatically
transformed the rules of the game for higher education organizations. The global pandemic …

DMAIC methodology for achieving public satisfaction with health departments in various districts of Punjab and optimizing CT scan patient load in urban city hospitals

MMB Tufail, A Shamim, A Ali, M Ibrahim… - AIMS Public …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The health care delivery system in Pakistan is in a process of rapid growth, and it consists of
public and private sectors. The provincial government is preliminarily responsible for …

Statistical analysis of rural hospital closures in the USA

M Kissi, JD Walston, MA Badar - International Journal of …, 2021 - inderscienceonline.com
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 exposed numerous issues around healthcare availability.
Data was collected for 151 rural hospital closures from 2005 to current. From the year of …

[PDF][PDF] Ambulatory Staffing Optimization through the Development and Implementation of a Staffing Tool in a Community Based Primary Care and Specialty Clinic …

P Bhandari, P Mathew, R Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieomsociety.org
Allied Health staffing has been a multi-decade challenge for many healthcare organizations
and has become a crisis for nearly all healthcare organizations throughout the COVID-19 …