Over recent decades, the increasing competitiveness of markets has propagated the term
“lean” to describe the management concept for improving productivity, quality, and lead time …

Lean healthcare aims to manage and improve the processes in the healthcare sector by
eliminating everything that adds no value by improving quality of services, ensuring patient …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is 1) to investigate the effects on the crucial Industry 4.0
technological innovations that interact between the real and virtual worlds and that are …

Progress in communication technologies and social isolation caused by the COVID-19
pandemic have supported the acceptance of e-learning. In the e-learning context …

The manufacturing industry faces the challenge of small and diversified customer orders. To
meet this challenge, strong internal production capabilities are required. A lean …

Background Lean management (LM) is a continuous improvement methodology originating
from manufacturing and is widely adopted in healthcare to improve processes. LM shows …

Purpose This paper explores Lean Six Sigma principles and the DMAIC (define, measure,
analyze, improve, control) methodology to propose a new Lean Six Sigma 4.0 (LSS 4.0) …

In recent years, the e-commerce market has grown significantly, and the online retail market
has become very competitive. Online retailers strive to improve their supply chain operations …

Abstract Lean 4.0, a fusion of lean manufacturing and digital technologies, is a powerful tool
for implementing Industry 4.0. Its widespread use across sectors is driven by its ability to …

Purpose Nurse turnover in critical care units (CCU) significantly affects patient outcomes and
health systems worldwide. To safeguard patient care quality, hospitals must address the …