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

Apple is reportedly training employees for a new iPhone trade-in program which would allow shoppers to bring an old iPhone into an Apple store and trade it in for credit towards a new iPhone, a ...

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 ...

We recently adopted a 5S program in our pressroom. What is 5S? It turns out that it was one of the tools in the arsenal of Toyota that helped bring the american car industry to it's knees. It's ...

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 ...