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You have been asked to write an article for the International Journal of Lean Six Simla (Emerald). An article may be of a theoretical nature, be based on practical experience, report a case study situation or report experimental results. The prime requirement will be that it:

a. is directly relevant to Lean , Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma;

b. is within the scope of the module coverage

You may choose any of the following themes from the given list. If you wish to propose a separate theme, which is not given in the list, then that is also acceptable as long as it captures the essence of Lean Six Sigma principles. However, you should discuss your topic with your course leader in the first instance.

• Lean/Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma for Health Services
• Lean/Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma for manufacturing SNIEs
• Lean/Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma for Financial Services
• Lean/Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education Sector
• Lean Six Sigma and Big Data

The article should be around 2500 words in length (excluding abstract, tables, figures and references). Figures and Tables should be of clear quality and they should be numbered consecutively with Roman Numerals. The titles for both figures and tables should be provided. References must be in Harvard Style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency.

For Journals: surname, initials, (year), "article title", Journal title, Volume number, Issue number: pages.

Fox, S. (1994), "Empowerment as a catalyst for change: an example from the food industry", Supply Chain Management, Vo1.2, No.3, pp. 29-33.