OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The moderating role of organizational culture in the effect of lean production on operational performance	55
Developing value-based leadership for sustainable quality development: a meta-analysis from a study of Lean manufacturing	54
An integrated approach of zero defect manufacturing and process mining to avoid defect occurrence in production and improve sustainability	49
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity	40
The academic pattern of the Lean Six Sigma approach: a descriptive content analysis of project-based studies within Turkey	39
Quality improvement of magnetron in Company T based on Six Sigma	37
Human centred lean – introducing the people value stream	35
Investigating building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction: the potential BIM-lean interactions synergy and integration in the Jordanian construction industry	35
Lean Six Sigma 4.0 in an empirical application: a case of digital measurement for thickness deviation on a galvanizing line in a steel industry	35
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?	32
Using Lean Six Sigma to improve timeliness of clinical laboratory test results in a university hospital in Egypt	31
Roadmap for product development based on design for six sigma method	30
Leadership behaviours for Lean Six Sigma: Jordan as a case study	29
Tracing the lean thinking in supply chain management: a comprehensive main path analysis	29
An exploratory study on the practice of operational excellence in the automotive industry in Morocco	24
Artificial intelligence in agile human resource practices: systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis	23
BIM and lean construction in prefabricated housing construction in China	19
Integrated Lean Six-Sigma 4.0 operational excellence: a fuzzy social networks hybrid MCDM model to assess tourism organisations’ resilience	19
Consolidating lean practices with quick-response manufacturing: a boon or bane for the textiles industry during the era of COVID-19	19
Exploring organisational culture: assessing readiness for lean production implementation – an empirical study	19
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?	18
Success factors for the adoption of green lean six sigma in healthcare facility: an ISM-MICMAC study	18
Swedish quality: a historical perspective and reflections for the future	18
Factors impacting patient flows in the emergency department	17
Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development	17

The collaborative approaches of the knowledge-based performance management system and lean six sigma to improve contractor productivity and safety performances	16
Building bridges in uncertain times: supply relationships, lean supply chain management and performance	16
Teaching a Lean masterclass in the metaverse	15
Exploring operational excellence in North African manufacturing enterprises: uncovering best practices, success and failure factors	15
Research on optimization and simulation of sand casting production line based on VSM	14
Toward the integration of an updated Lean Six Sigma in automotive industry: a survey and case study	14
Lean monitoring: action research in manufacturing	13
A conceptual model for pull implementation based on the dimensions leadership, organization, operation and people	13
Guest editorial: Lean Six Sigma developments in Türkiye	13
Critical success factors of Lean in Higher Education: an international perspective	12
An empirical investigation of the role of lean six sigma practices on quality performance in medical device manufacturing industry	12
A holistic framework for successfully implementing a plant-wide lean pull system: evidence from an automotive supplier in Tunisia	12
Development of a retail supply chain process reference model incorporating Lean Six Sigma initiatives	12
From the Great Wall to great workflow: lean six sigma in Chinese listed companies	12
Revolutionizing healthcare organizations with Operational Excellence and Healthcare 4.0: a systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature	11
The financial implications of XPS: an organizational learning perspective	11
Operational excellence in hospitals	11
Overall lean and green effectiveness based on the environmentally sustainable value stream mapping adapted to agribusiness	11
Prioritizing the mitigation strategies to lean and green barriers using fuzzy BWM-FTOPSIS method in the food supply chain: an empirical case study	11
A complete lean system design for team-oriented product development projects	11
Front-line lean leader capacities, practices and effects on implementing tools: a survey of leaders in industrial companies	11
Digital marketing process enhancement in an online store utilising a combination of design of experiments and lean six sigma	10
Reduction of exceeding the guaranteed service time for external trucks at the DCT Gdańsk container terminal using a six sigma framework	10
Driving corporate digitization with reliable data through the A3 approach: an Italian case study	10
Lean manufacturing and environmental performance: a meta-analytic approach	10
Enhancing shutdown maintenance performance using Lean Six Sigma: a case study	10
Exploring knowledge work waste in public emergency services using the AHP algorithm	10
Quality 4.0 – an evolution of Six Sigma DMAIC	10
Modeling critical success factors of lean six sigma in higher education institutions	10
Lean implementation: analysis of individual-level factors in a biopharmaceutical organisation	9
The adoption of Lean in the Greek public sector. An employee perspective	9
Soft and hard skills development in lean management trainings	9
Sustain or perish: how lean manufacturing practices predict the sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs? A moderated mediation analysis	9
Do green practices and technologies mediate lean manufacturing’s impact on industrial performance? Evidence from the European manufacturing survey	9
Lean implementation case study for manual order picking and packing in warehousing operations	9
Providing a model of LeAgile hybrid paradigm practices and its impact on supply chain performance	9
Lean healthcare project in a pharmaceutical supply center: the context of primary healthcare	9
Optimizing soybean seed production: integrating DMAIC and roguing for enhanced efficiency	8
Lean manufacturing practices and industry 4.0 technologies in food manufacturing companies: the Greek case	8
Lean six sigma for health care: multiple case studies in Latin America	8
Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies through lean tools: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey	8
Postoperative pain management quality improvement project using Six-Sigma methodology in Alexandria University Students Hospital, Egypt	8
Artificial intelligence in lean manufacturing: digitalization with a human touch?	7
Optimizing high-mix, high-volume advanced healthcare manufacturing: implementation and impact of the production wheel framework	7
Applications of six sigma for service quality enhancement in the UAE: a multiple case study analysis and lessons learned	7
An implementation model for digitisation of visual management to develop a smart manufacturing process	7
Are Industry 4.0 technologies enablers of lean? Evidence from manufacturing industries	7
Lean six sigma 4.0 methodology for optimizing occupational exams in operations management	7
The impact of Leagile software development on operational performance	7
A sustainable solution for lean barriers through a fuzzy DEMATEL methodology with a case study from the Indian manufacturing industry	7

Product-service system leanness assessment model: study of a UK manufacturing company	6
Solenoid valves quality improvement based on Six Sigma management	6
Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model	6
Six Sigma for improving tensile strength: a case study in the impregnating resin manufacturing company	6
Unlocking insights: evaluating 5Whys methodology for root cause analysis and employee problem-solving skills in 91 case studies	6
Increasing efficiency in healthcare: a showcase in an orthopedic outpatient clinic	6
Lean six sigma and sustainable supply chain management: a case study in electric vehicle parts manufacturing	6
Lean six sigma through an Australasian lens: project definition, structure and practices	6
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing	6
Lean process mining: adopting process mining in lean manufacturing for dynamic process mapping and avoiding waste occurrence in real time	6
Axiomatic design for lean autonomous maintenance system: an application from textile industry	6
Utilising a hybrid DMAIC/TAM model to optimise annual maintenance shutdown performance in the dairy industry: a case study	5
Developing an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM)	5
Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era	5
Adapting and validating the EPLIT for assessing lean healthcare maturity in Brazilian hospitals	5
Linkages between lean six sigma, green manufacturing, circular economy and operational performance in manufacturing organizations of a developing country	5
Lean manufacturing for reducing lead time in foundry processes: a design science approach	5
A proposed conceptual model for linking Lean thinking and project management in the IT sector	5
Lean transportation tools towards waste reduction and digital transformation in the offshore industry: an action-research	5
Readiness level assessment for lean Six Sigma implementation in the healthcare sector	5
Turning the lean world upside down	5
Supply chain risk management to achieve healthcare supply chain operational excellence: a fsQCA and PLS-SEM approach	5
Bringing together Lean Six Sigma and discrete event simulation: a systematic literature review	5
Quality improvement development in Swedish healthcare and welfare services	5
Predictive Six Sigma for Turkish manufacturers: utilization of machine learning tools in DMAIC	5
Mediating role of lean management on the effects of workforce management and value-added time in private hospitals	5
Lean Six Sigma, effectiveness, and efficiency of internal auditing	5
Towards the development of a system-wide quality improvement maturity model: a synthesis using systematic review and expert opinion	4
Industry 4.0 adoption challenges in lean-agile-resilient-green agri-food supply chain	4
Status of Lean Six Sigma implementation in Indian industries: a cross-sectional national survey	4
The effect of lean manufacturing practices on employees’ well-being mediated by job characteristics	4
Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories	4
A comparative study of the impact of LSSI4.0 implementation on the financial performance of Chinese manufacturing firms: an empirical analysis	4
Evaluation of impact of lean management practices on dairy business performance	4
SITI-value-added heat map: a structural analysis method for mapping and eliminating information waste of information flow	4
An exploratory study of the relationships between Lean practices and team performance in higher education	4
Interrelationships among lean HRM practices and their impact on firm performance: a comparison between the Jordanian and German models	4
Assessing the transition from mass production to lean manufacturing using a hybrid simulation model of a LEGO® automotive assembly line	4
Guest editorial: Lean and learning in the age of digitalization	4
An integrated lean and ISO 14001 framework for environmental performance: an assessment of New Zealand meat industry	4
The use of virtual reality as e-training tool for dies’ changeover in stamping presses: a case study on automotive industry	4
The development of a lean six sigma and BIM framework for enhancing off-site manufacturing	4
Lean innovation training and transformational leadership for employee creative role identity and innovative work behavior in a public service organization	3
Practical implications of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma in the public administration sector: a systematic literature review	3
Harmonizing quality and sustainability: a comprehensive analysis of total quality management and green manufacturing practices in small and medium-sized enterprises	3
The mediating effect of employee’s ability, motivation, and opportunity to participate (AMO) on the relationship between investment in Lean Six Sigma training and service recovery performance	3
From perception to practice: quality management in multinational company from a Swedish perspective	3
Making a virtue of necessity once again: assessing the effect of temporary labor on lean practices in highly routinized environments	3
Value stream mapping application for construction industry loss and waste reduction: a systematic literature review	3
Improving cheese production capacity in a dairy company: a Lean Six Sigma approach for enhanced efficiency and performance	3
Selection of Industry 4.0 technologies for Lean Six Sigma integration using fuzzy DEMATEL approach	3
Improvement steps towards digital transformation: enhancing productivity in developing manufacturing companies through total productive maintenance	3
Exploring lean manufacturing impact on sustainable performance in automotive companies in Brazil	3
Fostering insights and improvements from IIoT systems at the shop floor: a case of industry 4.0 and lean complementarity enabled by action learning	3
Unveiling the trajectory of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: a comprehensive bibliometric review	3
Are Moroccan industries improving their sustainability through the implementation of Lean Six Sigma?	3
Implementing Lean Six Sigma methodology to reduce the logistics cost: a case study in Turkey	3
Implementing and sustaining lean, buyer-supplier role, and COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the garment industry of Bangladesh	3
Toward a holistic understanding of performance in Lean Manufacturing: a discussion on the relevance of its indicators	3
The HyDAPI framework: a versatile tool integrating Lean Six Sigma and digitalisation for improved quality management in Industry 4.0	3