Sustainable Green Lean Six Sigma Methodology and Application Status: A Perspective Review

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AbstractGreen lean six sigma (GLS) is an all-inclusive methodology, assists in optimal usage of resources, minimizes wastes, and dispenses a pathway for sustainable development. The progressive manufacturing sectors are in search of approaches that will validate them to be sustainable along with yield competitive assistance. Green, lean, and six sigma strategies are some of the extensively employed tools which assist the organizations towards sustainability. The objective of this manuscript is to review the literature on GLS strategy, methodology, and successful implementation in various sectors like manufacturing, food processing, and construction, automobile, mine, and public sectors. A qualitative kind of review methodology was embraced to carry out the review. Research articles associated with GLS strategy were acquired from well-reputed journal databases. Almost thirty-five research articles from the previous seven years related to the GLS approach have been taken for this purpose. The analysis shows that a framework for the execution of GLS was instigated. The proposed GLS framework will help the manufacturing sectors through the mitigation of rejections, CO2 emissions, and imperfections in the manufacturing processes. This review manuscript emphasizes the perception of green lean six sigma by carrying out a methodical review concerning all sectors like manufacturing, food processing, construction, automobile, mine, and public sectors and the development of a framework which is equally important from a sustainability point of view. This manuscript assists the researchers to execute GLS strategy to achieve functional and operational benefits.KeywordsGreen lean six sigmaSustainabilityFrameworkLean six sigmaSix sigma