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  1. What really matters for a successful implementation of Lean production? A multiple linear regression model based on European manufacturing companies

    Article • Production Planning & Control, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Chiarini

  2. Why are manufacturing SMEs cancelling their ISO 9001 certification? Research from Italy

    Article • Production Planning & Control, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Chiarini

  3. TQM implementation for the healthcare sector

    Article • July 2017, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  4. Strategies for modern operations management

    Article • Benchmarking An International Journal, May 2017, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  5. Differences in implementing corporate social responsibility through SA8000 and ISO 26000 standards: research from European manufacturing

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, April 2017, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  6. Risk-based thinking according to ISO 9001:2015 standard and the risk sources European manufacturing SMEs intend to manage

    Article • The TQM Journal, March 2017, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  7. TQM and lean strategy deployment in Italian hospitals

    Article • October 2016, Emerald

    Professor claudio Baccarani, Andrea Chiarini

  8. Corporate social responsibility strategies using the TQM

    Article • The TQM Journal, April 2016, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  9. Strategies for improving performance in the Italian local government organizations

    Article • International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, March 2016, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  10. Environmental sustainability in European public healthcare

    Article • February 2016, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini, Prof Emidia Vagnoni

  11. Effect of ISO 9001 non-conformity process on cost of poor quality in capital-intensive sectors

    Article • International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, February 2015, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  12. A proposed audit pattern for the shop-floor processes in TQM, Lean Six Sigma and ISO 9001 environments

    Article • International Journal of Services and Operations Management, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Andrea Chiarini, Prof Emidia Vagnoni

  13. Waste savings in patient transportation inside large hospitals using lean thinking tools and logistic solutions

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, September 2013, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  14. Implementing Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: issues from Italy

    Article • Public Money & Management, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Enrico Bracci, Andrea Chiarini

  15. Strategies for Developing an Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain: Differences Between Manufacturing and Service Sectors

    Article • Business Strategy and the Environment, July 2013, Wiley

    Andrea Chiarini

  16. Lean Organization: from the Tools of the Toyota Production System to Lean Office

    Article • January 2013

    Andrea Chiarini

  17. Building a Six Sigma model for the Italian public healthcare sector using grounded theory

    Article • International Journal of Services and Operations Management, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Andrea Chiarini

  18. Differences between Six Sigma applications in manufacturing and the service industry

    Article • International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Andrea Chiarini

  19. Relationships between total quality management and Six Sigma inside European manufacturing companies: a dedicated survey

    Article • International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Andrea Chiarini

  20. A comparison between companies' implementation of Six Sigma and ISO 13053 requirements: a first investigation from Europe

    Article • International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Andrea Chiarini

  21. Designing an environmental sustainable supply chain through ISO 14001 standard

    Article • Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal, December 2012, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  22. Risk management and cost reduction of cancer drugs using Lean Six Sigma tools

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, September 2012, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  23. Lean production: mistakes and limitations of accounting systems inside the SME sector

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, June 2012, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  24. From Total Quality Control to Lean Six Sigma

    Article • January 2012

    Andrea Chiarini

  25. Japanese total quality control, TQM, Deming's system of profound knowledge, BPR, Lean and Six Sigma

    Article • International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, November 2011, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini

  26. Integrating lean thinking into ISO 9001: a first guideline

    Article • International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, May 2011, Emerald

    Andrea Chiarini