5S pocket reference guides

Use simple graphics for 5S reference

  5S Pocket Guides   5S Pocket reference guides and 5S quick reference guides and cards can be very useful items to carry with you during any 5S implementation. Use them as both a reminder to yourself for the important 5S steps and as a tool to use to show other employees what it is… Continue reading 5S pocket reference guides

5S DVDs and Videos

Use 5S DVDs to liven up training courses

  Buy 5S DVDs Online If you are going to run 5S In-house training or conduct 5S training for others you can buy 5S DVDs online as well as download a variety of videos on the subject of lean manufacturing and 5S. Most of these 5S DVDs are cheap compared to what was being charged… Continue reading 5S DVDs and Videos

Download 5S eBook

Download 5S books The following are a selection of 5S books that are available for download for you to read on a kindle, your PC or even your phone with the right applications. [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004HHORLA” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B0045EOJDQ” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B001DA0C1S” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004W8D288″ /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004Q3RUAA” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B0015TG12Q” /]   Why download 5S… Continue reading Download 5S eBook

5S Supplies

Products required to support 5S

  Recommended 5S supplies Below are a selection of 5S Supplies and 5S products that may help you with regard to you 5S implementation program, either for 5S trainers running 5S training or for your own in-house 5S training and implementations. [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004DAP5IA” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004DAQMUA” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004S246UQ” /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B0000TZSQ2″ /] [amazon_enhanced asin=”B00466FXI8″… Continue reading 5S Supplies

5S Books

Read up on 5S

5S reference materials Below are selections of what I consider to be good works on the subject of 5S for lean manufacturing. 5S is one of the most important foundation blocks of lean manufacturing, without implementing a 5S program you will surely fail in any business improvement initiative. 5S Basic books [amazon_enhanced asin=”1563271230″ /] [amazon_enhanced… Continue reading 5S Books

5S Posters

5S Poster by Gemba Research

Lean 5S Posters for the Workplace.   There are a number of Lean 5S posters available out there and I have links and pictures below for several that are available for you to purchase. These 5S posters can aid you in your 5S program by reinforcing the message that you are trying to get over… Continue reading 5S Posters

Lean 6S; 5S + Safety

6S; Lean 5S plus safety

  What is Lean 6S   Many companies will tell you that they implement  lean 6S; 6S being 5S plus the added step of safety. 5S is a methodical method to improve your housekeeping and standardize your processes making them more efficient and less stressful for your employees. 5S benefits are many, higher efficiencies, less… Continue reading Lean 6S; 5S + Safety

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5S Office; Implement the Lean Office

The 5 steps of 5S

  Implement Lean 5S in the  Office   Lean principles are as applicable in a service industry or your administrative offices as they are in Manufacturing; in fact in some cases even more important. Applying lean thinking and lean tools to your office processes will often make greater savings in your lead times and other… Continue reading 5S Office; Implement the Lean Office

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Lean 5S Shitsuke, Sustain, custom and practice

5S Story board to help sustain lean efforts.

  5S Shitsuke   5S Shitsuke is the fifth and final stage of 5S; 5S being a lean manufacturing tool for ensuring standardized, efficient operations as well as excellent housekeeping. By implementing 5S within your organization you work to eliminate the causes of Muda, Mura and Muri, especially the seven wastes of lean. This final… Continue reading Lean 5S Shitsuke, Sustain, custom and practice

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