Research Article

Lean six sigma: a conceptual framework

Volume: 8 Number: 3 July 31, 2021
  • İhsan Akça
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Lean six sigma: a conceptual framework

Abstract

Being sustainable in today's business life has become the biggest goal of organizations. Ensuring customer satisfaction and stakeholder satisfaction in product and service delivery by providing competitive advantage has started to attract attention as an important priority not only for the private sector but also for public institutions. In this context, organizations can initiate the changes required by the age by applying post-modern management approaches and create proactive and reactive strategies by analyzing the environment. There are various methods used by organizations in this process. Six sigma concept is considered as a concept that advocates perfectionism and error-free in terms of providing customer satisfaction and increasing quality in many businesses, especially in production enterprises. On the other hand, lean production and management practices are also the art of embracing being free from elements that are not needed in the realization of activities. The Lean Six Sigma concept is a philosophy that focuses on business units and processes together. Lean Six Sigma advocates perfectionism and simplicity in all corporate processes by addressing the advantages of Six Sigma and Lean Management in a single managerial technique. In this research, it is aimed to examine Lean Six Sigma theoretically by considering Six Sigma and Lean Management techniques which are effective in the emergence of Lean Six Sigma concept. Referring to the studies on Six Sigma, Lean Management and Lean Six Sigma, it was concluded that the concept should be adopted and implemented in the private and public sector, not in a single process or unit, but in all institutions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Systems in Context

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İhsan Akça This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 31, 2021

Submission Date

December 31, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 31, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Akça, İ. (2021). Lean six sigma: a conceptual framework. Journal of Life Economics, 8(3), 299-307. https://izlik.org/JA45DD74AF