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P.R.S. Sarma

Title: Modelling interactions of select enablers of Lean Six-Sigma considering sustainability implications:

an integrated circular economy and Industry 4.0 perspective

Journal: Production Planning and Control

Industry 4.0 is expected to impact the decision-making and response time

of organizations and shall reduce them drastically. With cyber-physical
systems, internet, smart factories Industry 4.0 is expected to emerge as

assisting tool for physical process-enabled industries towards embracing
socially sustainable economic goals. The objective of this study is to identify

a set of enablers of LSS so that they can assist in LSS implementation in the
manufacturing organizations. A comprehensive literature survey identifies

enablers of LSS with inputs from industry experts and academicians.
Fourteen enablers of LSS were converged upon out of the 37 studied by
the expert committee. The classical
DEMAT EL method was used to derive

the causal relationships between select
enablers leading to CE and sustainability.

An organization with an intent to
implement LSS can reap benefits of

achieving goals of CE and sustainability
which can further be expedited with

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