General Industry Term

5S

Definition

Sort - Set in Order - Shine - Standardize - Sustain

5S means Sort - Set in order - Shine - Standardize - Sustain. Concept from Lean Manufacturing dealing with workplace organization and cleanliness; comes from the Japanese - their version (Seiri, Seiton, Seison, Seiketsu…

Concept from Lean Manufacturing dealing with workplace organization and cleanliness; comes from the Japanese - their version (Seiri, Seiton, Seison, Seiketsu, Shitsuke). Commonly summarised as "a place for everything and everything in it's place".

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