Every company's pursuit of quality improvement must begin with the basics, namely, the 5S's - a campaign dedicated to organizing the workplace, keeping it neat and clean, and maintaining the standardized conditions and discipline needed to do a good job.
The name "5S" is derived from the first letters of the Japanese terms for organization (seiri) neatness (seiton), cleaning (seiso), standardization (seiketsu), and discipline (shitsuke). The adoption of these five S's contrywide can yield tremendous results - preventing accidents, reducing downtime, enhancing operational control of processes, and creating a healthier corporate climate.
In The 5S's : Five Keys to a Total Quality Environment, Takashi Osada explores the basic philosophy behind the 5S campaign, explains how every workplace can benefit from its use, discusses how your company can mount a successful 5S movement, and delves into each of the 5's in detail. A through examination of the role the 5S's play both on the dhop floor and in the office environment is also included.
Written in an easy - to - understand style, this text avoids the technical jargon that permeates so much management writing. It is accessible to any reader, underscoring Osada's convicion that the 5S's are for everything, not just a few experts.