Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma

Chugani, Nashmi; Kumar, Vikas; Garza‐Reyes, Jose Arturo; Rocha-Lona, Luis; Upadhyay, Arvind

doi:10.1108/ijlss-11-2015-0043

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“…As Zhu and Sarkis [1] argued in 2004, there has been very little systematic investigation of the linkage between QM and EM. More recently, Pereira-Moliner et al [2] and Chugani et al [3] have noted that little attention has been paid to the potential influence of QM on EM. As far as we know, no previous literature review of empirical works that have analyzed the impact of QM practices on EM has been carried out.…”

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“…For instance, Chugani et al [3] have recently reviewed 70 academic articles (of which 45 were based on empirical study) in order to analyze the environmental (green) impact of various QM practices such as Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma. In their review, these authors evidenced that both Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma can be considered effective methods to improve the eco-efficiency (e.g., support the conservation of resources, combat global warming, and save energy) of an organization (Chugani et al, 2017) [3]. Similarly, Garza-Reyes [4] reviewed 59 articles and conference presentations related to Lean and Green published between 1997 and 2015.…”

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Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature

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This article presents a conceptual and empirical review of the literature related to the link between the different perspectives, models, and tools associated with Quality Management and Environmental Management. Several academic works identified in the literature that aimed to establish conceptual similarities between QM and EM are reviewed and discussed. In general, terms, the scholarly literature suggests that the main quality practices and programs associated with the Quality Management paradigm-such as ISO 9001 and Total Quality Management-facilitate the adoption of environmental practices associated with corporate Environmental Management. However, there is evidence of certain limitations driven by different biases, whether or not they are recognized in the reviewed publications. The concentration on some avenues of research focused on very detailed aspects of the linkage between QM and EM is discussed. Conversely, lines that have been overlooked and are in need for more research were also identified. The implications for scholars, such as suggestions for further research, are included as a contribution of the article.

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Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature

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“…Regarding process' characteristics, reduction of variability will be supported by the rigor on the use of materials (Chugani et al, 2017), there not being wastes of such, for instance energy and time for conducting low value-added activities, aside from a higher accuracy on the production activities, preventing eventual rework (Pampanelli, Found and Bernardes, 2014). With regard to environmental characteristics, change begins with the reduction of wastes, through the Lean practises, being supported by a more rigorous selection of partnerships within the supply chain, requiring partners to bear the same concerns in mind and to prove it by obtaining the pertinent environmental certifications, hence, extending the environmental commitment.…”

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Approach of the Two-way Influence Between Lean and Green Manufacturing and its Connection to Related Organisational Areas

Salvador

Piekarski

Francisco

2017

Int. J. Prod. Manag. Eng.

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Initiatives toward Lean and Green Manufacturing are given mainly due to organisational response to current market's economic and environmental pressures. This paper, therefore, aims to present a brief discussion based on a literature review of the potential two-way influence between Lean and Green Manufacturing and its role on the main organisational areas with a closer relationship to such approaches, which were observed to be more extensively discussed in the literature. Naturally lean practises seem more likely to deploy into green outcomes, though the other way around can also occur. There is some blur on the factual integration of both themes, as some authors suggest. Notwhithstanding, they certainly present certain synergy. Thereupon, further research is needed to unveil the real ties, overlaps and gaps between these approaches.

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“…Existing tools for process optimization globally proceed in three steps that include identifying a need for optimization within the organization, rethinking processes and automating new solutions. The main difficulty with these tools is that it isn't clearly shown the scientific method used to understand or identify how exactly the actual processes are conducted (Andersson et al, 2006;Salal et al, 2010;Chugani et al, 2016). If the optimization process is carried out without really understanding how processes are actually going on, then the most likely outcome would be to continue executing outdated and incorrect processes.…”

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“…The adoption of LSS in organizations rapidly evolved; Recent studies (Chugani et al, 2016) show that it tends to produce more success than using Lean or Six alone.…”

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Process Discovery Driven Process Optimization: A Case Study to the Recruitment of State Personnel in Cameroon

Mapikou

Roger

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Process Optimization is a branch of business process management whose purpose is to reduce or eliminate time and resource wastage, unnecessary costs, bottlenecks, and mistakes while achieving the process objective. In the last decades, many practical contributions such as Six Sigma, Lean management, Lean Six Sigma and others have been proposed for optimization, and the associated tools have been widely used and appreciated within organizations. However, the main difficulty with these contributions is that it isn't clearly shown the scientific method used to understand or identify how exactly the actual processes are conducted before optimizing them. If the optimization process is carried out without really understanding how processes are actually going on, then the most likely outcome would be to continue executing outdated and incorrect processes. This paper try to address this difficulty by presenting a methodology for process optimization based on process discovery. Process discovery is a method concerned with extracting descriptive business processes from event logs within organization. The proposed methodology proceeds by comparing the process obtained after applying process discovery technique, with the process supposed to be executed. The result of this comparison combined with the way it had an impact on the business goals and customer's requirements are used to efficiently identify possible parts processes to be optimized. The utility of this methodology is demonstrated through its application to the Cameroonian state personal recruitment process. The descriptive process obtained showed that there were some unexpected tasks used in practice, and only 40.23% of files followed expected paths while executing the process. This analysis result has been used to efficiently define the control flow of the optimized absorption process.

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Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma

Cited by 166 publications

References 77 publications

Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature

Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature

Approach of the Two-way Influence Between Lean and Green Manufacturing and its Connection to Related Organisational Areas

Process Discovery Driven Process Optimization: A Case Study to the Recruitment of State Personnel in Cameroon

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