OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma is 7. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Unlocking insights: evaluating 5Whys methodology for root cause analysis and employee problem-solving skills in 91 case studies	52
Digital marketing process enhancement in an online store utilising a combination of design of experiments and lean six sigma	46
Solenoid valves quality improvement based on Six Sigma management	38
Celebrating a decade ofInternational Journal of Lean Six Sigma– a bibliometric analysis to uncover the “as is” and “to be” states	38
Implementing and sustaining lean, buyer-supplier role, and COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the garment industry of Bangladesh	37
Lean six sigma through an Australasian lens: project definition, structure and practices	36
Exploring the influence of lean manufacturing and total quality management practices on environmental sustainability: the moderating role of quality culture	34
Role of Lean Six Sigma in the Indian MSMEs during COVID-19	34
Six sigma in health-care service: a case study on COVID 19 patients’ satisfaction	32
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	32
A novel belief-based QFD-AHP model in interval type-2 fuzzy environment for lean after-sales service in automotive industry	31
Using visual management to improve logistics operations	29
A complete lean system design for team-oriented product development projects	27
An integrated approach of zero defect manufacturing and process mining to avoid defect occurrence in production and improve sustainability	25
The impact of Lean adoption on organizational performance in a public service: the case of the Greek citizen’s service centers	25
Barriers for Lean implementation in the textile industry	25
Operational excellence in hospitals	24
Increasing efficiency in healthcare: a showcase in an orthopedic outpatient clinic	21
Impact of commercial, financial and corporate affairs on operational excellence of the Indian mining industry	19
How to assess and improve the triple bottom line (TBL) in manufacturing processes: a real case in home appliance manufacturing	16
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	16
Examining of the effect of HRM in mitigating negative effects of LM&SS on employee well-being in health care	16
Exploring lean manufacturing impact on sustainable performance in automotive companies in Brazil	15
Reducing turnaround time in a pathology laboratory using the lean methodology	15
Lean production in family farming: application of its principles in the production of vegetables	14

Integration of Six Sigma and simulations in real production factory to improve performance – a case study analysis	14
Driving corporate digitization with reliable data through the A3 approach: an Italian case study	14
Lean management in universities: a systematic literature review	14
A systematic review on implementing operational excellence as a strategy to ensure regulatory compliance: a roadmap for Indian pharmaceutical industry	14
The Lean principle respect for people as respect for craftsmanship	13
Investigating the impacts of ISO 9001 certification on lean manufacturing and supply chain relationship: an empirical analysis	13
Exploring knowledge work waste in public emergency services using the AHP algorithm	12
From perception to practice: quality management in multinational company from a Swedish perspective	12
Quality 4.0 – an evolution of Six Sigma DMAIC	12
Quality improvement of magnetron in Company T based on Six Sigma	12
Lean process mining: adopting process mining in lean manufacturing for dynamic process mapping and avoiding waste occurrence in real time	12
The academic pattern of the Lean Six Sigma approach: a descriptive content analysis of project-based studies within Turkey	12
A toolset for complex decision-making in analyze phase of Lean Six Sigma project: a case validation	11
Effective hospital-wide lean implementation: top-down, bottom-up or through co-creative role modeling?	11
A systematic literature review of lean manufacturing implementation in manufacturing-based sectors of the developing and developed countries	11
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity	11
Do KM and TQM have an impact on employee effectiveness and supply chain performance?	10
Value stream mapping application for construction industry loss and waste reduction: a systematic literature review	10
Developing an enhanced business process improvement methodology (EBPIM)	10
Predictive Six Sigma for Turkish manufacturers: utilization of machine learning tools in DMAIC	10
Lean manufacturing and environmental performance: a meta-analytic approach	10
Developing value-based leadership for sustainable quality development: a meta-analysis from a study of Lean manufacturing	10
Six Sigma for improving tensile strength: a case study in the impregnating resin manufacturing company	10
Guest editorial	10
Achieving operational excellence in manufacturing supply chains using lean six sigma: a case study approach	10
Fostering insights and improvements from IIoT systems at the shop floor: a case of industry 4.0 and lean complementarity enabled by action learning	10
Monitoring of overall equipment effectiveness by multivariate statistical process control	10
Influencing factors of Six Sigma management in the construction of students mental health service system in the post-COVID-19 era	9
Toward a holistic understanding of performance in Lean Manufacturing: a discussion on the relevance of its indicators	9
Knowledge transfer within company-specific production systems: from an MNC subsidiary to local suppliers	9
Modeling critical success factors of lean six sigma in higher education institutions	9
An exploratory study on the practice of operational excellence in the automotive industry in Morocco	9
Readiness level assessment for lean Six Sigma implementation in the healthcare sector	9
Promoting shared leadership in Lean Six Sigma project teams: toward a three-way interaction model	8
Axiomatic design for lean autonomous maintenance system: an application from textile industry	8
Transportation performance improvement through lean thinking implementation	8
A foundational framework for agile enterprise architecture	8
Unveiling the trajectory of International Journal of Lean Six Sigma: a comprehensive bibliometric review	8
Making a virtue of necessity once again: assessing the effect of temporary labor on lean practices in highly routinized environments	8
Moderating effect of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between lean practices and operational performance	7
Using Lean Six Sigma to improve timeliness of clinical laboratory test results in a university hospital in Egypt	7
Bringing together Lean Six Sigma and discrete event simulation: a systematic literature review	7
A decade of the international journal of lean six sigma: bibliometric overview	7