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5S Strategy: A workplace improvement lean tool


R. A. Pasale1, Prof. J. S. Bagi2
Page no. 100-107


Abstract

5S is an important tool within Lean Manufacturing, developed as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), it is a highly effective and simple tool to ensure the workplace is efficiently organized. The primary objective of 5S is to create a clean, orderly environment. The 5S characterize a continuous and never-ending methodology for creating and maintaining an organized, clean, and safe high-performance environment. In a manufacturing environment, implementing 5S can result in considerable improvements in environmental performance besides with improved housekeeping and health and safety. The 5S is a set of straight forward steps towards continual improvement.                                                                                 

   Key Words: Lean manufacturing, 5S strategy, Workplace performance, Continuous improvement                                                                                                      


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