Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke -- these five "S" words make up the Japanese principle of lean and efficient work habits. Translated into English -- sort, set in order, shine, standardize ...

Studies have shown that a decluttered workspace can decrease stress and increase focus—and that stress at work can actually result in more clutter. It's important to clean up your environment so the ...

Those of you grew up with Sesame Street may recall that each episode was brought to you by a different letter of the alphabet. I experienced my own version of this phenomenon three years ago, when ...

For facility operations managers, starting a 5S lean manufacturing program can reduce waste and optimize productivity through better workplace organization. With each S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, ...

A 5S (sort, straighten, sweep, standardize, and sustain) training-materials package from Enna, Oakville, Ontario, explains how to conduct in-house programs and provides the necessary resources for ...

5S is a Japanese workplace methodology that is being more widely adopted by packagers, machinery builders and others. In my work in mechatronics with the community college, we were asked by a ...