Many manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path toward a "5S" workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. 5S is ...

Many manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path towards a “5S” workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. The ...

Preserving 5S requires commitment, top management support, and measurements of performance. One who stands up to adversity. Announcing commitment to all five S’s requires the first step. The program ...

Those of you grew up with Sesame Street may recall that each episode was brought to you by a different letter of the alphabet. I experienced my own version of this phenomenon three years ago, when ...

Successful project improvement managers implementing lean manufacturing techniques use the 5S methodology to eliminate waste and improve customer satisfaction. To eliminate waste, project managers ...

For many businesses, implementation of the Toyota Production System (TPS) requires many new concepts such as 5S, Kaizen, Asa-Ichi, Genchi-Genbutsu and Yamazumi charting. The implementation of these ...

Over the past few years, Sri Lanka has seen a tremendous increase in the application of the Japanese workplace organization method, the 5S system, particularly in the corporate sector and emerging ...

The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has recorded notable gains in operational efficiency, workplace safety and cost savings following the successful implementation of the 5S workplace management system at ...