Introducing Lean Six Sigma to a German Municipality: an Action Research Report

This research aims to expand the knowledge about Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation in the public sector. By analyzing an LSS improvement initiative in a German municipality, examples of success, barriers and challenges are discussed. A comparison with literature regarding the production and servic...

Verfasser: Kregel, Ingo
Coners, André
FB/Einrichtung:FB 04: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2018
Publikation in MIAMI:04.09.2018
Datum der letzten Änderung:16.04.2019
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 9 (2018) 2, pp. 221–237
Schlagwörter:Lean Six Sigma; Public Administration; Municipality; Local Government; Action Research; Case Study
Fachgebiet (DDC):330: Wirtschaft
Rechtlicher Vermerk:© Emerald Publishing Limited 2018
Lizenz:InC 1.0
Sprache:English
Anmerkungen:Die Veröffentlichung erfolgt gemäß des Open-Access-Richtlinien des Verlages Emerald Publishing.
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-37159550785
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.1108/IJLSS-02-2017-0019
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-37159550785
Onlinezugriff:artikel_kregel_2018.pdf

This research aims to expand the knowledge about Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation in the public sector. By analyzing an LSS improvement initiative in a German municipality, examples of success, barriers and challenges are discussed. A comparison with literature regarding the production and service sectors unfolds similarities and differences.