Today, the 5S audits are gone, and so is the paper. Employees at each workstation access 5S checklists on tablets. Even with ...

The 5S program is an extension of lean management and a way to “clean house” in the workplace, making it a great way to promote efficiency when it comes to manufacturing & distribution. The 5S program ...

No, 5s doesn’t refer to the new gotta-have-it iPhone. It’s a system for making the workplace a safer place to be. The “5s” concept focuses on eliminating all unnecessary things from the workplace so ...

The factory was incredibly clean. This maquiladora in northern Mexico was machining and assembling oil pumps, normally a very dirty process. Powered conveyor lines moved products from station to ...

Lean is full of acronyms, and among them is 5S. Alan Mauer, a senior project engineer at medical devices maker Stryker Instruments, discussed the rollout of a 5S program at Stryker Instruments during ...