IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN SIX SIGMA IN INDIAN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES

Lean Six Sigma is a systematic approach to reduce or eliminate activities that do not add value to the process. The Lean Six Sigma helps in removing unwanted steps in process. It ensures great quality of customer satisfaction in the manufacturing industries. There has been a plethora of literature review carried out on implementation of lean six sigma in manufacturing industries. Implementation of lean six sigma among small or medium scale enterprises[ SME'S], has not been so extensively researched. For this Study 15 research papers has been reviewed, These were collaborated from specific databases that included: Emerald, Sage, Inderscience, BSCO Business Source Premier, Science Direct and Scopus.The main purpose of this research is to explore the Lean Six Sigma [LSS] in manufacturing industries, along with Six Sigma tools and their Implementation, challenges faced by [SME's] and critical success factors as well which we will study ahead in this paper. This Research focuses on Improvement of [SME's] and major aspects of [LSS]. Turning to Lean Six Sigma can bring profound improvements in quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction.