Title: A state-of-the-art literature review on Lean Six Sigma from manufacturing sustainability and Industry 4.0 viewpoints

Authors: Sandeep Kumar; Rakesh Kumar Phanden; S. Bharath Kumar; Ravinder Kumar

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125 Noida – 201303, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125 Noida – 201303, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125 Noida – 201303, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125 Noida – 201303, India

Abstract: The sustainability-focused and Industry 4.0-empowered Lean Six Sigma (LSS) approach is evolving as a robust business agenda for quality excellence in the manufacturing sector. This paper aims to present a state-of-the-art literature review on LSS from manufacturing sustainability and Industry 4.0 viewpoints. Authors have extracted the related literature from various databases and segregated it for descriptive, empirical, and exploratory research perspectives. Also, the list of common and uncommon enablers and barriers is presented. This paper provides many future research directions on LSS in the manufacturing sector from both Industry 4.0 and manufacturing sustainability viewpoints.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; I4.0; manufacturing sustainability; Lean Six Sigma; LSS; literature review; enablers; barriers; manufacturing sector.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMS.2023.132774

International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services, 2023 Vol.9 No.2/3, pp.317 - 340

Received: 18 May 2022
Accepted: 14 Nov 2022
Published online: 09 Aug 2023 *

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