Guest editorial: Applications of operational excellence practices in Indian contexts

Operational Excellence (OE) is defined as the conscious outcome of applying enterprise-wide practices based on principles across culture, continuous process improvement, enterprise alignment and results (Shingo Institute, 2013). It has become the core of value creation across industries, in both manufacturing and services sectors. Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) are some of the highly used OE methodologies that practitioners and researchers have recognized (Sunder et al., 2018). Today, almost every firm across industries has embraced OE in some form or other, and hence, presents an important agenda for research.