Title: Efficacy of Lean Six Sigma in forensic investigation: a conceptual analysis

Authors: Tejasvi Pandey; Anindita Malik; Sweta Sagarika Das; Mahipal Singh

Addresses: School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India ' School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India ' School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India ' School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India

Abstract: Forensic science is often facing issues like delays in results, quality, accuracy, and reliability in outcomes. It is of foremost significance to implement approaches that create synchronisation between quality and real solutions to societal problems. The number of case pendency's are increasing in India due to various reasons such as improper evidence handling, packaging and examination, lack of training, etc. Probably it is expected to increase more soon if this trend remains. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is one of the emerging approaches that can enhance the efficiency of methodology and the outcome in forensics by using the DMAIC roadmap. The outcome of this work exhibits the identification of challenges and plans a strategy to minimise the errors in the procedures of forensic testing. LSS identifies opportunities for improvement in providing an excellent platform to maintain integrity and authenticity among cases in forensic sciences.

Keywords: Lean Six Sigma; LSS; forensic science; DMAIC; process performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2024.145379

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 2024 Vol.15 No.2, pp.153 - 163

Received: 03 May 2023
Accepted: 14 May 2024
Published online: 31 Mar 2025 *

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