Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a greater understanding of organisational learning in connection with assessment of Six Sigma readiness. Different forms that a possible deployment can take in the organisation's context based on the degree of readiness are explored....

Purpose This paper aims to explore how leaders can develop value-based leadership for sustainable quality development in Lean manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative meta-analysis was conducted using data from a three-year study of Lean manufacturing in Sweden using the Shingo...