A prime example of such promisng practices is
Lean Six Sigma (L6σ) which is a synthesis of Six Sigma and
Lean Manufacturing/Management. Similar to other
management tools, the main question for L6σ is related to
liabilities and/or constrains regarding its implementation in
different organizational and sector contexts. It has been
widely investigated that the application of operations
management techniques is not only based on technical factors,
but it is mainly associated with organizational factors such as
culture, previous policies and procedures, and etc. (Hope and
Mϋhlemman, 2001; Noronha, 2003; Ayoob, et al., 2003;
Psychogios & Wilkinson, 2007)