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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT

A Bare-Bones Approach to Lean Sigma for Low-Resource Environments

Author(s): Ed Arnheiter, Venkat Venkateswaran

Citation: Ed Arnheiter, Venkat Venkateswaran, (2017)"A Bare-Bones Approach to Lean Sigma for Low-Resource Environments," American Journal of Management, Vol. 17, Iss. 5, pp. 39-43

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This research proposes a bare-bones version of lean sigma appropriate for use in extremely resourcelimited environments. In these environments, such as those found typically in developing nations, the time and money needed to build a ‘traditional’ lean sigma infrastructure are unavailable. A survey of existing research and the authors’ professional experience are used to summarize the resources needed to run a traditional lean sigma program. This motivates the need for a bare-bones approach to lean sigma, the essential elements of which are then proposed.