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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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The academic pattern of the Lean Six Sigma approach: a descriptive content analysis of project-based studies within Turkey	57
Quality improvement of magnetron in Company T based on Six Sigma	56
The moderating role of organizational culture in the effect of lean production on operational performance	53
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity	43
Developing value-based leadership for sustainable quality development: a meta-analysis from a study of Lean manufacturing	42
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	40
An integrated approach of zero defect manufacturing and process mining to avoid defect occurrence in production and improve sustainability	38
An exploratory study on the practice of operational excellence in the automotive industry in Morocco	36
Investigating building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction: the potential BIM-lean interactions synergy and integration in the Jordanian construction industry	35
Roadmap for product development based on design for six sigma method	34
Leadership behaviours for Lean Six Sigma: Jordan as a case study	32
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?	31
Tracing the lean thinking in supply chain management: a comprehensive main path analysis	29
Human centred lean – introducing the people value stream	25
Using Lean Six Sigma to improve timeliness of clinical laboratory test results in a university hospital in Egypt	24
Exploring organisational culture: assessing readiness for lean production implementation – an empirical study	21
Swedish quality: a historical perspective and reflections for the future	20
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?	20
Success factors for the adoption of green lean six sigma in healthcare facility: an ISM-MICMAC study	19
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
Artificial intelligence in agile human resource practices: systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis	19
Integrated Green Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 approach to combat COVID-19: from literature review to framework development	18
Consolidating lean practices with quick-response manufacturing: a boon or bane for the textiles industry during the era of COVID-19	18
The collaborative approaches of the knowledge-based performance management system and lean six sigma to improve contractor productivity and safety performances	18

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

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