Green lean six sigma practices: a scale development and measurement model from an engineer’s perspective

IF 7.3 2区 工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Hamed Gholami, Jocelyn Ke Yin Lee, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Anas A. Salameh
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Abstract

Purpose

Since the advent of Industry 4.0, there has been a growing research interest in developing the Green Lean Six Sigma concept in the direction of achieving sustainable development, primarily aligned with Goal 12 of the agenda. Given that the concept is still in its early stages of exploration and requires further development through empirical validation, opportunities exist for innovative research. Yet, difficulties arise in adopting this green initiative due to an inadequate understanding of its strategic practices. Thus, this study aims to establish strategic practices facilitating its adoption in the Industry 4.0 era and develop a validated multi-item scale to measure the practices.

Design/methodology/approach

A three-phase methodological approach is designed to perform the techniques of exploratory and confirmatory analyses in the manufacturing context. To be a sound study, engineers have been involved since they play a pivotal role in the realm of manufacturing; however, the existing research on engineers' viewpoints on this subject is limited, emphasizing the need for further investigation.

Findings

Upon validation of the ultimate fallouts, the analyses demonstrated a confirmatory model with eighteen scales determining five practices: strategic integrity, human resource management, technologies and tools, eco-production, and eco-networks. The findings further revealed robust correlations among these core practices within the model.

Originality/value

The contribution of this study entails depicting and discussing a measurement model for future research since there is currently no empirically validated model available to measure this multidimensional green initiative.

绿色精益六西格玛实践:从工程师角度出发的量表开发和测量模型
目的自工业 4.0 问世以来,人们对发展绿色精益六西格玛概念以实现可持续发展(主要与议程目标 12 一致)的研究兴趣日益浓厚。鉴于这一概念仍处于早期探索阶段,需要通过经验验证来进一步发展,因此存在着创新研究的机会。然而,由于对这一绿色倡议的战略实践了解不足,在采用这一倡议时会遇到困难。因此,本研究旨在确定在工业 4.0 时代促进其采用的战略实践,并开发一个经过验证的多项目量表来测量这些实践。在对最终结果进行验证后,分析表明了一个确认模型,其中有 18 个量表确定了五项实践:战略完整性、人力资源管理、技术和工具、生态生产和生态网络。本研究的贡献在于为未来研究描绘并讨论了一个测量模型,因为目前还没有经验验证的模型来测量这一多维度的绿色倡议。
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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management Engineering-Control and Systems Engineering
CiteScore
16.30
自引率
7.90%
发文量
45
期刊介绍: The Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (JMTM) aspires to be the premier destination for impactful manufacturing-related research. JMTM provides comprehensive international coverage of topics pertaining to the management of manufacturing technology, focusing on bridging theoretical advancements with practical applications to enhance manufacturing practices. JMTM seeks articles grounded in empirical evidence, such as surveys, case studies, and action research, to ensure relevance and applicability. All submissions should include a thorough literature review to contextualize the study within the field and clearly demonstrate how the research contributes significantly and originally by comparing and contrasting its findings with existing knowledge. Articles should directly address management of manufacturing technology and offer insights with broad applicability.
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