Many manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path towards a “5S” workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. The ...

Many of the physical setups and mental tactics we've recommended to banish desktop clutter and the like can be summarized by the 5S methodology. It's a Japanese system consisting of five principles to ...

“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.

Successful project improvement managers implementing lean manufacturing techniques use the 5S methodology to eliminate waste and improve customer satisfaction. To eliminate waste, project managers ...