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Descriptions and Definitions of Quality Terms, Tools and Techniques |
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5Ss of the workplaceThe '5Ss' of the workplace are the Japanese words:
In a tidy and organized workplace, errors are minimized, work is speeded up and small problems are made visible. These have been translated (more than once) into five Ss in the English language:
They also appear sometimes as the 5Cs:
Let's leave the last word to Hiroyuki Hirano, author of 5S: Five Pillars of the Visual Workplace: "A company that cannot
successfully implement the 5S's cannot expect to effectively integrate JIT,
re-engineering, or any other large-scale change. Good workplaces develop
beginning with the 5S's. Bad workplaces fall apart beginning with the
5S's." See also:Lean systems |
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