Abstract

Practical and theoretical evidence suggests that Sustainable Lean Six Sigma contributes to an organization’s performance as it highlights environmental aspects. However, the theoretical contribution of Sustainable Lean Six Sigma has not been discussed enough in the literature, and many companies do not know where to begin integrating Sustainability and Lean Six Sigma in operation management. This paper aims to identify and discuss recent developments in Sustainable Lean Six Sigma frameworks through a systematic literature review, considering the benefits, outcomes, tools and practices, sustainability key performance indicators and critical success factors. The results show that Lean Six Sigma tools have been adapted to incorporate the measurement of environmental waste. However, sustainability key performance indicators must improve and there are few empirical studies on critical success factors for Sustainable Lean Six Sigma. This study also identified gaps in Sustainable Lean Six Sigma frameworks and gives directions for future research.

摘要

实践和理论证据表明，可持续精益六西格码有助于组织的绩效，因为它突出了环境方面。然而，可持续精益六西格码的理论贡献在文献中并未得到足够的讨论，许多公司不知道从哪里开始将可持续发展和精益六西格码整合到运营管理中。本文旨在通过系统的文献回顾，确定和讨论可持续精益六西格码框架的最新发展，考虑收益、成果、工具和实践、可持续性关键绩效指标和关键成功因素。结果表明，精益六西格码工具已经适应了环境浪费的测量。然而，可持续性关键绩效指标必须改进，关于可持续精益六西格码的关键成功因素的实证研究很少。这项研究还确定了可持续精益六西格码框架中的差距，并为未来的研究指明了方向。