Introduction of Lean Management and Six Sigma principles to urban logistics

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Topic- Introduction of Lean Management and Six Sigma principles to urban logistics in
order to reduce space requirements, optimize the use of transport modes, and improve
city sustainability
2.1 Introduction
It has been identified that on the basis of the production system of today’s logistic
organizations it can be added that lean manufacturing had its origin after world war II when
the organization like Toyota to outstand from its competitors with respect to quality,
reinvented colossal production framework pays attention to the elimination tome and material
waste, in its production technique. As the result, Toyota could gain fast as well as flexible
techniques that allow it to offer consumers what they want, they want it with the reasonable
price. Furtere (2016) performed a study and added the fact that companies have been
searching for the development of continuous improvement habits, elimination of waste and
enhancement of skills in their human resources and those practice were related to lean
thinking.
In this context, Furterer (2016) commented that the concept of lean has been greatly
implemented in the production process with a considerable number of studies in the field.
Nonetheless, there has been some difficulties particularly in adapting learn concepts and
assumptions to logistics, even though the philosophy of lean could potentially provide the
benefits for the field. However, it can be added that there are some opportunities for the
development of studies that certainly map and generate information on existing literature
state in the lean and six sigma logistic field like the systematic review. As the consequence, it
has been identified that processing sector is the most representative which is followed by
Automobile and service industries. In addition to this, it has also been studied that authors of

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this study have identified the opportunities for research on some particular industries like
Sugarcane-based Energy.
Current context of Lean and Six Sigma logistics
This particularly study were categorised as per their relevance, scope, methodology
and type of sector and year of publication and the consequence demonstrated that the chosen
paper paid heed to the application of lean methodology to minimize the cost and increase the
tome efficiency as well as quality. Moreover, when reviewing the context, it is learnt that
most researched topics were identified that as being technology in Supply Chain and its
implementation factors and major methodology were data mining, survey, simulation and
optimization models and value stream mapping. So, scholar of the study have suggested
future work on the application of theoretical articles. On the other side, in light of reach
opportunity for connection lean and Six Sigma logistic concepts in the studies, Svensson et
al. (2015) performed a study and characterized the present state of the study on lean logistics.
With the inclusion of review protocol, research questions were provided to lead and guide
data collection from the selected papers with respect to theory, application, lean tools and the
concept of six Sigma. Thus, it can be added that the contribution of this paper certainly
comprehends the identification of the major topics covered in the study.
On the other side, Chugani et al. (2017) performed a study and mentioned the fact that
penchant for technique enhancement is inherent in human nature; even the distant ancestors
discovered an effective way to start fire make and build shelter. Authors have also state the
fact that improvement at the earlier stage have probably come about through trial and error
and it took hundreds of years to become part of human skill. It can be added that there have
been a series of issues in the coming days with the evolution of practices and to solve this
problems two major approaches for structured issues resolving emerged separately in 20th

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century and they have been known as Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Authors of this
study have also added the fact that TQM often focus on the removal of process defecting as
well as reduction of the process variability. It has also been noted that six sigma and lean
have often have considered as the model rival initiative and Sigma plays a great role to
anything about the speed and flow.
On the contrary, Jadhav et al. (2014) argued and mentioned that there is a constant
need for greater level of competitiveness than achieved through the implementation of either
methodology- which have now been able to convince the practitioners that these two
approaches are synergistic. Furthermore, it is learnt that Lean and Six Sigma are two different
set of bodies of knowledge and either Six Sigma is about the location and elimination of root
causes of process problems. It has been identified that six sigma tool could include different
parameters of why and how. It can be added that lean the roadmap is one of the successive
refinement to enhance the overall techniques of the entire process. According to the author of
this study, lean could specify values in the eyes of consumers of the customer and make value
flow at the pull of consumers. Moreover, lean could involve and empower the employees
which is highly necessary for an organization to retain and motivate employees irrespective
of business type and size.
Lean and the logistics
Svensson et al. (2015) performed a study and added the fact that the effect of lean on the
logistics is significant and a common misconception of lean philosophy is that it only finds
application in manufacturing setting and the goal of the lean is to estimate waste, decrease
work process inventories and decrease the process as well as manufacturing lead times.
Furterer (2016) also mentioned the fact that lean has a very significant cultural element to it
which is highly crucial to the logisticians as well as the concept of overall cost. In this