| Five "S" is a Japanese Concept of maintaining a | | | | By Five "S" No doubt our productivity improves but |
| Workplace or Office or house neat and tidy always. It | | | | also fatigue is reduced for employees and in turn |
| consist of Five Japanese words starting with the | | | | improves there marale. |
| English Alphabet "S". Japanese take this Five "S" as | | | | Let us Try Five "S" in our house first. Let us train our |
| foundation over which all other concepts are | | | | family members first. Five S is the foundation for all the |
| implemented. Five "S" reduces searching time, delay | | | | Japanese management Techniques. Kaizen is small |
| and rework. | | | | but continuous improvement in all areas. By merging |
| Now we will see the words and its equivalent English | | | | Five S and kaizen we may end up in an excellent |
| meaning. | | | | working atmosphere and Growth of the company is |
| 1. SEIRI - SORT OUT - Segregate Unwanted items | | | | assured. |
| from wanted items. | | | | Through this forum I request visitors to post their |
| 2. SEITON - MAINTAIN - Keep the wanted items in an | | | | feedback and success stories related to Five S and |
| orderly manner | | | | Kaizen techniques so that all users will be benefited! |
| 3. SEISO - CLEAN UP - Have your surrounding clean | | | | The above techniques are easy to implement and the |
| 4. SEIKETSU - STANDARDISE - Create standards | | | | Author will be more delighted to provide free advice |
| and implement it | | | | regarding any doubts while implementing them in your |
| 5. SHITSUKE - FOLLOW UP - Have periodical Audits, | | | | home or office. |
| Training and Improvement Actions. | | | | |