lean six sigma research and practice

Professor Jiju Antony & Dr. Maneesh Kumar
Lean Six Sigma: Research and
Practice
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Professor Jiju Antony & Dr. Maneesh Kumar
Lean Six Sigma: Research and Practice
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Lean Six Sigma: Research and Practice
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Contents
Contents
List of Editors and Contributors 10
Acknowledgements 12
Introduction to Book 13
1 Does Size matter for Six Sigma implementation? 17
Abstract 17
Introduction 18
Literature Review 20
Research Methodology 21
Sampling method and procedure 21

Findings from the survey 21
Conclusion 30
References 31
2 Lean Six Sigma: Exploring future potential and challenges 35
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2.1 Introduction 36
2.2 Evolution of the Lean Six Sigma methodology 36
2.3 Key dierences between Lean and Six Sigma 37
2.4 Advantages and disadvantages of LSS 39
2.5 Research Survey 39

2.6 Key Opportunities and the Future 42
2.7 Paper Conclusions 44
2.8 References 45
3 Lean Production implementation: case studies in Italian non repetitive companies 46
Abstract 46
3.1 Introduction 46
3.2 Literature review and research objectives 47
3.3 Research model and methodology 50
3.4 Case Studies empirical results 51
3.5 Conclusions and future developments 59
3.6 References 59
4 Development of a 5S Sustainability Model for use with Lean and/or Six Sigma projects 62
Abstract 62
4.1 Introduction 62
4.2 Market Need 63
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