Sustainable Excellence in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Continuous Improvement Approaches that Matter [Paperback]

This book is a collection of the up-to-date experience and knowledge about the implementation of sustainable business excellence in a particular context of SMEs. The book uses empirical and practical approach to tackle this issue, which is underdeveloped in the literature. Hence, it could constitute a relevant reference for SMEs managers seeking to manage their operations sustainably, efficiently and resiliently. The book also integrates the smart component to the sustainable business excellence and proves for those who are still skeptical that SMEs could benefit from smart and digital technology in the favor of sustainability and business excellence. Overall, we build on successful initiatives we experienced in real life to guide SMEs in order to be sustainable smart and resilient in the post COVID context which is highly demanding in terms of business excellence and efficiency.

Sustainable excellence and continuous improvement approaches in SMEs.- Sustainable excellence and continuous improvement approaches in SMEs.- Achieving environmental excellence through Lean and green in SMEs.- Lean six sigma and sustainability: from total quality to total sustainability.- Beyond the hype: smart manufacturing and sustainable excellence for SMEs.- Social sustainability in SMEs: the role of lean, lean six sigma and smart Manufacturing.- How to measure progress in sustainable excellence of SMEs?.- Sustainable, lean and resilient SMEs in the age of COVID 19.- Circular economy in SMEs: the role of lean, lean six sigma and smart manufacturing.- Conclusion.

Fatima Ezahra Touriki is Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering department at ENSA-Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech Morocco. Fatima Ezahra started her research career at the Paul C?zanne UniversityFaculty of Science and Technology of Marseille (France), by obtaining her PhD in Intelligence and competitive intelligence in 2005. In 2016, Fatima Ezahra became Head of the IndustlS/