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5S is a lean manufacturing tool which focus on eliminating waste by cleaning organizing and Putin a formal discipline in place to maintain the standards.
5S was developed in Japan and stands for the Japanese words
seiri (tidiness),
seiton (orderliness),
seiso (cleanliness),
seiketsu (standardization), and
shitsuke (discipline).
These words have been adopted to English to maintain "5S.”
It can be further explained as
Sort- Remove unnecessary items
Set - Customize to improve efficiency
Shine - Cleaning the work area, equipment and tools
Standardize - Creating a standard of work for are
Sustain - Ensuring 5S is improvements are sustained for long term. This typically is executed with tiered audits.
The 5S program focuses on having visual order, organization, cleanliness, standardization.