Background Lean seems to be the next revolution for a better, improved, value-based
healhcare. In the last 15 years Lean has been increasingly adapted and adopted in …

This study presents a literature review of 107 papers on lean healthcare to evaluate its
evolution by updating previous literature reviews and to propose a classification and …

The main objective of this research is to investigate whether or not Lean Production tools
can help reduce the environmental impacts of manufacturing companies. The research is …

Purpose: This study aimed at implementing lean six sigma to evaluate the productivity and
manufacturing waste in the production line of a paper company Methodology/Approach: The …

Healthcare is a very important sector as our lives depend on it. During the novel corona virus
pandemic, it was evident that our healthcare organizations still lack in terms of efficiency and …

Purpose–Literature reviews in the field of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) are often substantially less
stringently portrayed than other empirical research. The purpose of this paper is to lucubrate …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review Lean Six Sigma (LSS) literature and report
different definitions, demographics, methodologies and industries. Design/methodology …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on Lean Six Sigma
(LSS) for services, construct a morphological analysis (MA) framework and identify research …

The present study evaluates how five sectors of two Brazilian hospitals have implemented
lean healthcare concepts in their operations. The main characteristics of the implementation …

Organizations have demonstrated increasing interest in both leaning and greening activities.
Lean manufacturing practices, with an emphasis on waste elimination, have an affinity with …