Today companies have maintained their success derived from the adoption and the constant effort that is made in the activities to achieve a correct implementation of lean manufacturing. However, the misuse of these tools can significantly affect a considerable increase in the costs and resources of the company. Something similar happens with the application of good practices and guidelines that are directed under the management of projects that consists of exposing reliable and successful results under permanent effects of continuous improvement.

The purpose of the following article is to present a unified literature review that analyzes 53 English-language articles during the period 2011 to 2021. The following review was carried out with the support of four databases (Elsevier, SpringerLink, Emerald, Scopus), under a unified classification which presents the following: classification of article by source of publication, publication by year, area of knowledge, number of articles by area of knowledge, percentage of participation, percentage of use by type of article, number of articles by research methodology. This document will open and contribute at the academic level to implement future research gaps in the current state of the different industrial and/or manufacturing sectors.