The 5S*s: Five Keys to a Total Quality Environment

The first step in any quality movement should be a 5S movement - that is, a determination to organize the workplace, keep it neat and clean, maintain standardized conditions, and maintain the discipline needed to do a good job.

By using this book to initiate a 5S movement, your company will see results in: higher productivity and better quality; improved accident prevention; employees taking pride in their work; healthier corporate climate.

What are the 5S's?
Seiri = Organization
Seiton = Neatness
Seiso = Cleaning
Seiketsu = Standardization
Shitsuke = Discipline

Takashi Osada is the director of the Institute of Productivity Maintenance Technology in Nagoya, Japan. A 1969 graduate of Tokyo's Keio University, he offers management consulting specializing in industrial engineering, quality and process control, and plant management.