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Digital Transformation in Your Manufacturing Business
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Digital Transformation in Your Manufacturing Business

by Will Kinghorn
June 2024
Beginner to intermediate
184 pages
4h 18m
English
CRC Press
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Chapter 4Tools and Techniques

DOI: 10.1201/9781032642215-5

5S

What Is It?

It is a methodology to improve how well a working area operates, by keeping it tidy and ensuring all tools are available and easily accessible for the operator when they need them. Originating in Japan the process is named after the five Japanese words summarising the steps, fortunately, these have been translated into 5 English words,1 also beginning with S:

  • Sort – remove any unused tools or items which aren’t needed for the tasks in that workspace.
  • Straighten – organise the workspace so that the remaining tools are all stored where they’re easily accessible, working to the mantra “a place for everything, and everything in its place”.
  • Shine – clean the entire workspace, ...
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